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i NEW LONDON DOCKS. i6~ ~~l 1) PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE. 1101.72 E OF LORDS, WzDxsuaa,2, Fu. 23. CHELSEA IIQSPITAL. Mr. Spicer, from Chelsea Hoilpitai, presented the Returns of Unclaimed Army Prize wont,. MARRIAGE ACT. On the motion of the Earl of S ' Bono, the 3laniage Act Amendment Bill was tread a second time. OA3IE LAWS. Earl OROSVENOR said, that he would ttenble their Lord ships with • very few words respecting the Game laws. He ought , consider it desirable to propose to .her Lordships to form a Com mittal° examine evidence similar to that which formed the Re. port of the other House of Parliament ; but, as far as he could , judge on the subject at present, ht thought that Report quite suffi. dent to justify their Lordship. in coming to • detenntrut son on the question. He was aware that the evidence was not on oath as it would be before their Lordships. but it was extremely full, and if, their Lordships were to travel through every market town from Donetshire to the Land's-end, they would find the truth of the . statements of the Report. Many persons s were satisfied that some thing should be done on this subject during the present Session,. but they were not satisfied that the evidence before their Lordships WAS sufficient tojustify any alteration in the law. It did appear I to him that if the Rill should pain into a law, by allowing game to come to a public market, the price of game would be diminished, bemuse the temptation to come unlawfully by it would be re- , ductal. He should not move their Lordships to form a Co:nmittee on this question. The Earl of DARN LEY could not quite agree wth his Noble Friend that the House ought to take ice granted all that was stated in the Report of the House of Common*. He was not going to move for a Committee, but their Lordships were enabled to exa mine evidence on oath, which was more suited to the dignity of the house, and which Noble Lords knew the Howie of Commons could not do. Ile thought it would be better for their Lordship s so have evidence at the first hand. He was convinced of the neces sity of some measure on the subject, and dterefore the Bill should I have his support.—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, WEDSTSDAY, FED. 25. ...... Mr. BYNG presented a petition from metal pertains occupying lands and house, near the Tower, praying that leave be not given to bring in a Rill, which had been petitioned for, for building a dock and warehouses in the parish of St. Catherine's, within the precincts o.' the Tower. The reason why the petitioners now petitioned the House against it waa, that they did not receive notice of such in tention until February butt. —The Petition was read. Mr. 0 RENIELL then read the Report of the Committee which had been appointed on the subject, and stated that the standing ordm had rot been complied with, because the application to Parliament had not been detennined on by the petitioners until a very recent period. Ile (Mr. Grenfell) now moved that the standing orders ibould be dispersed with ; and that notice should be given to the inhabitants of St. Catherine 's , pre vious to the Eimer Se on, and that such should be deemed good Mr. C. CALVERT hoped that the motion would not be granted; its tendency was of a very injurious haunt, particularly to the in habitants of the parish of St. Catherine's, all of whom were decid- * tly adverts to it. 31r. CURWEN expressed a hope that the decision of the Howe would not p ace the inhabitants and proprietors of Ileum in a worse situation than it notice had b:en given them before the Michaelmas Session. Mr. Alderman TIIOSI PSON said, that the inhabitants would be put to comparatively trivial inconvenience, because they were not manufacturers, but pasons to whom • removal was of little consequence. Mr. BR BAIT said, that although he wis unconnected with the affairs of the City of London, yet, as the representative of a great mercantile hotly, he thought it his duty to oppose the motion; as he would at all times oppose any resolution to force persons from their residences under a plea that compensation was given them. Bethought that at least time should be given them to make at. rangements, and that a year could cause no inconvenience to those who proposed building the dock. Mr. WALLACE considered the motion as one whi.h would produce con.dilemble advantage to the country, as well as to lam. don. Besides its utility to commercial interests in general, the plan was a great and magnificent one, and he trusted it would suateed. Mr. LITTLETON gave his cordial support to the Member fur &hod, who opposed the motion. Lb. PH 11,1.131011 E contended that fresh notice should certainly be given, however apparent the benefits might be which would maul( from such a proceeding. Mr. Alderman BRVDtiES s..id, that the subject altogether re quired a more mature deliberof.cn, and he should oppose the inotiun on this principle. Mr. Alderman IIEIGAT E said he should oppose the motion altogether. The lion. Getideman (31r. Grenfell) bad not made out a case for departirg from the standing ertier. It was a hard ease that Parliament should give power to certain individuals of pulling down 800 houses, and depriving Bthe persons of their habitations. He denied that it was a work of a public nature. It was to be ex ecuted by private individuals fur private objects; and the advan tages to be derived were private in every sense of the sired. The House ought to be satisfied that such was not the use before they granted permission for building the dock. Mr. HYNO said there was hot a single case like the present in which the standing order had been departed from. Mr. BARING said the only question fur The House was, whe ther et not there were sufficient grounds for the House to act as they had so frequently done. lie thought there certainly was. The delay of a year might produce combinations against the mea sure, and perhaps destroy the plan. The House then divided upon the question, whether the parties should be allowed to give fresh notices. For the question . 7g lAgainst it - 30 Majority in favour of giving fresh notices - 48 On our return to the gallery we found— Lord LOWTHER had presented a Petition from the Shepherds of Cumberland, praying for a repeal of the dog tax. Mr. ELLIS hoped the prayer of the petitioners would be at tended to, and that the Government, in repealing the taxes, would attend to these petitions. To tire people of that quarter of the country, and the Scottish borderers, their dogs were of as much arrviee as their tools to the mechanics. The tax, in (.orot of revenue, was small, and if repealed would produce a considerable benefit. Mr. CURWEN bore testimony to the good conduct of the peti. timers, mod hoped the Chancellor of the Exchequer would comply with their request--Ordered to be printed. DUTY ON COALS. Lord hOWTHEßpMi:mitetTt Petition from Altringham, pray irg for the repeal of the duty on mals.—Laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. -The ATTORNEY-GENERAL presented a Petition from Ashburton, praying tor a repeal of the duty on coals.—Ordered to be primed. Sir E. HARVEY presented a Petition from Royton, against Vie duty upon coals.-1 ordcresl to be printed. SILK MANUFACTURERS. Mr. D:AVENPOItT presented a certain Si ik-ina niitacturaa of Cheshire, opine* the repeal of the duty on silk.— (J,dcred to be printed. BEER AND MALT. —..—...... ......... Mr. MABERLY gave notice of a motion on the duties of biter and malt for Tuesday. the lith of March. The same Hon. Member then moved fur certain returns on the same subject"; alvo for an account of Church Corporation Land, from ion to 11;24. LAND TAX. Ir. BRIGHT hoped that the caeca decided by the Judges on tha subject of she lard tax would be immediately laid upon the table.. pursuant to the rule laid sown last Session. that such ease, should be submitted to the House within twenty days of the meet irg of Parliament. Jar. HERRIES stated the cases were on the table. SCOTCH DISTILLERS. Lord BINNING presented a petition trout the distillers of Scot land. preying for an timali/ation of the duties on spirits, the Irish Mariners hmtmg advantages denied to the Scotch. Mr. MMNNEDY espresactl his thanks to die Chsneeltne of the 1: actieener for the alleviations made in the Distillery Laws of Sc rtlar. sad he hoped the system would be still purstuAl, as it had already been attended with the happiest results. ilia Medan was then ordered to be printed. SCOTCH COMMISSARIKS' COURTS. Lard A. HA MILTON wished to know if the report on the ranch Commissary Courts had been yet permeated ? He feared that many of the local Courts in the country were st a 'Mad-still at this tourney'. in coyeequenee ot• its hetr.g nrclected. Mr. PEEL said that a copy of the :let of SNlerunt was now in hi• office, and "afar the Noble Lard's apprehensions were groundless. ENCISE Lk EXCKS. Mr. TENNISON prirsrmtcd a Petition from the Licensee Victeallera of Newcastle-urder-Line, praying the repeal of the cerise licence.—Ordered to be primed. Mr. S. 11'(/RTI.I.1 . presented a rctition (corn the iicensed vie. tuullera of Beverley, and one from the i:.nholders of IVetherhy, praying for a repeal of the excise licencea--They were a.ncrally read and ordered to he printed. ui:( . I3IAL COINAGE. Slr J. WII()TTi.SI. El' rose, pursuant to notice, to bring OM el his motion rilativ• to an alteration of the pri rent system e coinage, and for the porpose of introduchig whet he would be hest understood in calling a decimal coinage. According to the 'onatittititm of this country fke denomination of our coin was to It? sietl^d by the Kirg, avid if alterations took place, they were, valued by computation, to whi .11 the King might, as he bail often I dorm, rive his royal sanction. Ile was ..:are nothisg in the I nature of a change could take place without first c arryi n g up an .nidress to the King, which he would this trnting conclude by ii.ovier. The object he had in vitk was, to have a uniformity in the coin of the whole kimnioni; wid his plan fur ch'ecting such au object thought so simple as not be oiistindencieol. Hr wits aware that sotnethiag of the tame description had been incidentally brouet befoto the House on a homer occasion; tie panicularly alluded to the discussions wlich to ilt place when they to wisely ve t:met to a metallic currency. The ounce of gold, which was then WOTI:I 99 shillings, was t rot used to he coined into live pieces of each,while the Mint price of gold was only 31. 17s. likt, and the statidarcl of value was alter..d•,:dper ceat. He had now no wish to alter tbat borat MCAMlrv,nor did he wish to alter t niter the gold cr silver coinage, except . the latter, in merely one particular. This Ilan had been acted on in France tor the last thirty years. In America it was also adopted. and in the ancient empire of China; and it could be carried on by simple arithmetic, Si:! t any com pound or :oniplex tables oilstone) being at all tra.:saaary. Fractions were to be avoided as much as pug Ws, because of. theja k tendeney. to confuse the less informed portion of die . enounuiiity. In-. deed, if his plan. wens fnnaght with such a vice, or l i to such an objection, he would never have thought of submitting it to th e consideraticm of the House. All the knowledge necessary to the thorough underetandiughis plan would be addition, subtraction, P multiplication, and division. According to the existing system, they had pounds, shillings, pence , anti farthings; and he proposed to have only three , namely; pot, ids, shillings. nod farthings, each shilling to he the tenth part of the pound, and Itloo farthings as remelting the pound. But then the value of the farthitige, by his plan, would lit increased 4 per cent. above their present worth or ' currency. The on le objection to this might Firmad from the merchants ; but if the measure passed. they ini.,ht make up their ' books till January next on the old plan, and then, when they ha. lanced them, proceed with the yew ; and as this plan :night be carried into operation very tresily, by all persona refusing to pay ' their I:adenoma s or others' tills, unless they were utade out OO 'the new plan. If once they were sent away unpaid for each a ' cause, be would venture to nay it would not be repeated. He con. sidered the principle of tens the best method of rearming; Bed ' though the labnar at first night be vi re great. he was satisfied it would hereafter be moot amply repaid. The 1 10., alenther concluded by ire. :rig. That an humble aiddress he petrel tell to has filajeety, praying that he would direct pa inquiry to be suede into the best method of adapting the coinage of the realm to a decimal scale. Sir. IVA ',LACE was tint disposed to deny that some advantages might he derived front adopting the decimal scale, but at the satr.e , time he was not satisfied of there being such a deficiency in the pre -1 sent system as to render any alteration necessary. The Hon. Bart 1 had (dieted ro fair ground for alteration, or for repaying the ineon. venience which might result from it. Nothing could be more tin ! exceptionable than the course taken by hint ; but then, if the House adopted the Address, it would be an admission of the expediency of an alteration, which he was by no means prepared to admit. The decimal system might be a proper subject fur inquiry, but no ne cessity was pointrl out to act upon it at present. This question was discussed on a titmice ocestiion. and venous opinions were given upon it, but the weight of authority on such a di ffi cult subject was hostile to it. As to the prevalence of the decimal system in France, it should be recollected that it occurred a hen that country was in • state of anarchy—when the Revolution was in all the ferocity of its career, and when every species of propeity was transferred from its rightful owners as essay as the denomination of the cur -1 rency was altered. The lion. Bart. proposed to have only three . denominations of pounds, double shillings, and farthings ; but he (Mr. Wallace) thought he would be driven to the adoption of another coin, namely, half-farthings, and, in that case, we should have four columns as we bosh now, so that the change would do no good. It s! ould be remetchemi that habit created a facility, and as the people had a p.irfect facility with the present circulation, by any change in the circulation that facility would be lost. The Honourable Baronet said that his motion would rot interfere with ' gold or silver, but only refuted to copper. Now that 'teethe most ' objectionable species of coin to meddle with, both as regarded the number and description of the people who would be affected by it. In the first place it would be necessary to call in all the copper at present in circulation amongst that class of society, who, after the change had been introduced, would not understand it. (Hear.) Anoth.ir operation of the change would be to affect, and to affect 1 injutiottely, the pliers of every thing in the market. Then let it • be considered how inconvenient this tractional calculation would be lin the various duties on tolls and other small duties. As an in stance of the disadvantages arising front decrepancies of coining, he would mention the embarrassments created in the commercial intercourse between this country and Ireland from a difference in the currency. However, he hoped that an approximation in the current., would be soon effected by the currency cf Irtland being siseirnalited to that of England, and that thus one obstacle would be removed which tended in some degree to retard the friendly feeling I that was daily growing between the two countries. (1 leer, hear). Innovation and change were at all times objectionable ; they could only be justified by some great rational advantage, which, in his opinion, the adoption of the suggestions of the Honourable Baronet did not promise. I 3lr. lIIM E bogged to ask if any evidence had been given be ! fore the Committee appointed as he believed to inquire into it, as well as to report upon the weights and measures. Alr. GILBERT replied that the Cammittee was appointed sole ly to report upon the weights and measures. Sir HENRY PARNELL expressed great satisfaction with that part of the observations of the Right HUM Gentleman, which re ferred to the cuner.cy between this Country and Ireland. He could bear testimony to the iojorious effect it had, particularly upon Ireland, in the intercourse of the two countries. He had intimated last Seesion his intention of introducing a motion upon the subject ; it was his intention to have brought it forward in the present ; but he was glad to see the Right lion. Gentleman bad taken up the subject, and he would leave it in his hands. Sir J. IV ROTTMSLEY bristly replied. He would not press the ;motion to a decision, but he hoped ere lung to see the adoption of the change he had suggested, as he was convinced that it was cal culated to contribute to the convenience and advantage of the country. The motion was then put from the Chair, and negatived without a division. e'o3l 31ISSION OF INQUIRY. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER asked leave to bring in a Bill for the continuance of the lommission appointed to inquire into the Revenue. Great benefit had already been felt in Ireland by the appointment of this Commission, and their labours there had been attended with great success. The Right Hon. Gent. eulogized the efforts of the Commissioners, and re ferred to the Report which was before the House, as evidence of the zeal and intelligence with which it was prepared, and of the many improvements effected by their labours. Mr. HUME wished to know it' it were intended to extend this Commission to inquire into the Customs of this country. Sir C. LONG replied that the Customs of this country had been already fully ineeettgated, and the whole arrangements in that de partment were highly satisfactory. POOR LAWS. . . NOLAN moved for leave to bring In a Bill to amend the Poor Laws. lie would for the 'resent confine himself to ask per mission to bring in the Rill, and that a suitable period might be selected tor the second reading of it, in order to give opportunity to those who !night be disposed to take part in the discussion of the Bill.—Leave granted. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Sir G. CLERK brou!tht up a Bill, pursuant to a Report of a Committee of last Session, to accomplish a uniformit y of weights and measures. The B ill had been introduced last Session, and would hare passed • but, from the late period of the Session in which it was interior: 11, it could not pow through the House of Lords; and he therefore brought it fcrward early in the present Session, in unit r to emote its progress through both Houses of the Le;;islature. The most important alteration which the Committee lornpostst was, to reduce the weights to the standard of the Ex chequer. Mr. GILBERT seconded the motion of his lion. Friend for bringing up the Bill. The change' which were suggested by the Committee referred rather to mathematical niceties than to any al tentituca that might be productive of much practical utility. The Exchequer standard had been selected as the one likely to give inert satisfaction, and as being the fairest standard 'he Committee con!ti find determit e a uniformity of weights. As to measure, they were found perfect, and no change was proposed by the Com. mittee on them. 'fhe 111:1 did not introduce t h e mention of penal. tics: he hoped it would recommend itself to the general observance of the country by its own merits. However, if it were found not to do so, and that an ibtringement on the standard, as stated in the provisions of the Bill, were made, it would he an easy matter to in troduce such penalties as would ensure the observance of tits Bill. Leave granted. SCOTCH JURIES. Air. KENNEDY moved for leave to bring m a Bill to alter the mcdc in which juries were 'elected in the administration of the cri minal law of Scotlantt —Leave granted. IRELAND. Sir. 11. PARNELL moved for certain papers !Amin to the In tercourse Acta between England and Ireland. Ile was induced to move fur these papers from certain measures which had been re cently ii.troduced into Ireland, at the suggestion of the Commis siomrs of Ir.quiry, to the efficiency of whose services was ready to bear the strongeA testimony. The consolidation of the Boards of Reienue was a measure fraught with great adrantages; Indeed the tendency of all the plans and improvements which they pro posed was calculated to promote the prosperity of the country, and rer.tkr the people happy, as far as the accession of wealth could rer.der them so.—Agreed to. EXCISE DI,TI.;'S. Mr. in allusion to a comparative statement of the ex. eiseable article. consumed in this country, and referred to by the Ch.'incellor of the Exchequer on a former evening, begged to move' for an account of the exciseable articles consumed Ia this country. for a series of years. Th.: Right Hon. Heinlein:to in this House 'and a Noble Lord in another, referred to those stateme n ts when ' ever they were in favour of his views, and suppressed them when they were not : that purpose he would move for an account of those articlt s fur the hist ten years- The Hon. Gentleman moved accordingly tOr the return of the accounts, and required that in the accounts a separatioa should be drawn between the duties paid on sugar imported from the British West India Colonies and that im ported trout the East Indies. 111 r. II ERRI ES assented to the motion, with the exception of the condition relative to duties on West India and East India sugar. Mr. HIT:iIE made a similar Merlon for the amount of articles importad into this ccurdry which did not pay excise duty. AUSTRIAN LOAN. .Ir. l'3lF. begged leave (with the permission of the Home) to move for copies to tl!e agreement for the payment of the loan made by Crest Britain to Austria, and signed ct 1 , 10001100 the 17th of November, 1823. Also s statement of the amount received, of the discount allowed, and other charges attendant on the pay- incat of h.—Agreed to. Mr. lII' M E next moved for copies of the proposals by which Mears. Raring and Brothers proposed to pay the instalments of', the Austrian lean. Mr. El( It I said, that the contractors were the representa tives of the Austrian liovienineat in this loan, and they had therefore no (-mgr..' in obliging them to produce the proposals now moved I fur, if the contractor. were unwilling to give them up. The St /IriCITOl(-filiNER.11. said, that it was not perfectly fair to bring forward this motion in the absence of an Hon. Mentbsr Cllr. Raring), to whom it referred. Mr. HUME gave notice that he would resume it to-morrow. 7 he other Orders of the Day were them read. The Report of the Committee on the Austrian Loan was brought op. Mr. II t 1I E complained that it had not fairly been stated by the Right Hon. lientlenian (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) what mi. the expense incurred in discounting . this loan, an expense autoun'ing to :124,00(11 and fora great pordon of which there was no justification. lie thought this expense übjectior.able ; he thought the concealment objectionable ; and lie wished to know Irby the cireapis.ances curetted with this loan Mad not been Wade pub*. I Mr. lIERRIES said, that a full explanation bad last night been given to the House be his Right Hon. Friend (the Chancellor of the Exchequer); yet the lion. Member for Aberdeen, feeling upon this subject, at hint th a t .` ignorance was bliss." refused to under. stand that the terns preceded the payment. The limn was paid upon such terns as wan agree d u po n between this country and the agents of Austria. Could not the Hon. Gentleman understand that the terms preceded the paymert. The report wax then TT-d. Upon the motion that a bill should be brought up pursuant to L these resolutions, . ' Mr. Illt:111: observed that tits explanation then giver had been given brit night ; it should, however, have been rated that the loan was paid minus :Tie expenses attendant upon the transaction. and these expenses W Cie enormous, and simply because they were PA extravagant the omission was attempted to be practised upon the Howe. The Mutiny Bill was then bmEight up, aml read a first time. The Marine 3lutiry was alo.o hrrught up. Mr. 11111 E inquired if any alterations were made in that Bill trout the Bill of last year. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES BILL. Sir GEORGE CLERK brought op the Report of a Bill for establishing Equality in weights and measures. Read a prat time.--Ordcred to be read a second time on Monday. piticEs OF BRITISII Bank Mock 2381 Irper Cent Reduced. 914 3 per Cent. ('gym•. 91a 1 33 per Cent. lOU 4 pet Cent. 10 - 21 New I per ('cots. 0(9 Long Annuities. 23 11-16 Imperial 3 per Cents. 914 Bank tOr Account Cons. for Act. 914 1 4 a PRICES 111 , I , OIIEIGN Austrian r.crip, pr. Ditto for ,tcrt. 9 0 ,' 19 pr. Ditto pant in full 91,i f'hilian Domls, 11 Itry Ditto for Account Colombian Bonds, MS 81 6 7 110. for Account. 11 1 4 64 I q 6 Danish Bonds. 9:11 9 Ditto Marks Banco, Scrip, t Sfli pm. Do. for Account ti 7 pm. Neapolitan Bonds, ndi Ditto for Account 88i Portuguese Bonds Ditto Scrip. 2} Prussian B.J.s 95 , 1 Ditto Bonds (1r2 . 22. 01 Peruvian Scrip 7 I MALLS. Ann tvEn-1 Lisbon. DITE--1 Hwa' NEW THEATRE-n:II'AL, DRURY-LANE. This Evening. THI:RSDAY, February will be performed I'HC 3IERRI' WIVES OF WINDSOR. Fenton, Mr. Diatom; Sir John Falstaff; Mr. 1)o ton; Mrs. Ford, Miss Stephens; Mrs. Page, 3114ame Vestries After which. CUPID AND FOLLY. To conclude with • RUMFUSTIAN INNAMORATO: Or, THE COURT OF gUODLIBET. To-morrow, The Merry Wives of Wmdaor; with Lodoisks. THE 4TRF-ROY 1„ COVENT-GARDEN. This Beastly, THURSDAY: February Si will be performed NATIVE JgsPipi_ Or. THE REII FROM S LAVERY. Prindpal Ciararters by Meows. Sinclair, W. Fatten, Carper, and Fawcett; Misses Paton. hoes, and M. Tree. . - — Alta which, - --- THE POACHERS. r, Native Land ; wish The Pantomime. ADELPHI THEATRE, STRAND. This Evening, THI'RSI)AY Feinsiry 26, will be performed TERI:Z.I T031E118; Or, THE FRUITS OF GENEVA. Cansewin, Mr. J. Reeve Fountain, Mr. Wilkinson. Molly, Mrs. Baker ; Mrs. Juniper, Mrs. Bryan. After which, the Ballet of L'AMOVR. To conclude with the admired Barletta of TO3l JONES; Or, THE FOUNDLING. 11' lq) I N 1)1..% ND, Mr. WILMOT HORTON presented venous papers relative to the labuicl of Newfoundland—Ordered to be printed. The House then Adjonmed at halCpast seven o'clock. NOTICES OF MOTIONS THIS DAY. .... _ 1. Mr. Abercromhy—Bill for more . effectual Representation of the City of alinbureb in Parliament. 2. Mr. flunic—To Committee on Postage Rates, to more that Newspaper may be sent free to the Colonies. 3. Mr. Martin (of 4lalwayi —Select Committee to inquire whether the practice of Bear baiting, and other cruel sports, has a niis cbievous effect on the morals of the people. ORDER OF THE DAY. Postage Rates—Couieuittee thereupon. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. 'Monday's Journala, with the Eluik of Tuesday's date, arrived yesterday. [From the Etvik.] Manikin, FES. 15. Pin Majesty has issued a Decree in favour of the Royalist army, of which the following are the principal dispositions:— The widows and families of the soldiers who have died during O campaign, or subsequently, in consequence of wounds therein rireived, will enjoy the pension due to the rank immediately above that in which each soldier lost his Ile. The widows, &c. of such as were taken prisoners and shot, are to be considered in the same manner as of those who died in the field ; and the same regulation extends to the families of those who died while confined in the pub lic gaols. In the last class are included the widows and the families of per sons who have suffered capital punishment for their attachment to the Royal ramie. They will receive the pensions of invalided Royalists who are maimed by wounds received in the Royal cause. Such as have suffered be condemnation to the galleys, ice- for the same cause, are to be indemnified. In order to wipe sway every stain cast upon the families of those who have died on the scaffold, there will be adtled to the registration of their deaths the following phrase:—" He died gloriously and nobly in defence of his religion and King." The rest of the Decree is merely administrative. NAPLES, FES. I . . The King has just issued a Pecree to abridge the sufferings of those who wait for judgment. llis 31ajmity has ordered the accused' to be divided into two classes:—l. Such an are to be judged by the laws In full three; 2. Those who are to be tried by temporary cmmnissions of a less rigorous nature. The situation of the accused will be transmitted without delay to the Minister of Justice, in order that the process in each ease may be regulated to avoid the delays which hare hitherto occurred. Ftt EX:CH FUN FEE. 23.—Fire per Cents. Consols, 99f. 30r. ; Rank Stock, 1733; Neapolitan Fire per Cents., H 6; Rentes d'Expagne,2B. Exchange on London, onemonth,23f. 40c.; three months, 2.31. COLO;IBIAN DEBTS. TIIE Public are hereby inforieil, that the following is the LAW passed by the Colombian Government, for molly published in the Official Gazette, and now in force, to which the Commissioners must conform, in the approaching investigation of the Debts of the Republic : LAW. _ _ ....... The Senate and House of Representatives of the Republic of 1 Colombia in Congress assembled, having examined the Message of the Executive Power, and the documents thereunto annexed, and in which the conduct pursued by the late /Minister of Colombia, regarsls hie financial oerrations in Europe, is submitted lo a resolution of the Legislative llody, and taking also into consitkra. tion__ _ _ _ _ _ . Ist. That even if the Ea-Minister Zea had been legally 'tithes.. Hied for finance operations % and with competent power to solicit Loans in the name of the Republic of Colombia, he only could have negociafed and contracted for them, but in no way definitively concluded them, and much less received and disposed of the amount thereof, without having obtained the previous consent and approbation of the Congress, or its express authority to receive and dispose of the same, without which the Lenders could not advance the said amount, without spositarteonssy subjecting themselves to the contingency of an approbation or disapprobation, which subse quently might he expressed by the Legislative Body, exclusively authorised by the fundamental laws of the Republic to contract debts on the credit of the nation, and dispose of the treasure thereof; 'llly. That the Ex-Minister Zee rot only contracted in Europe a Loan of Two Millions sterling in the name of the Republic, but he has also received, distributed, and con.umed the greatest part of the same on his own authority, in making comproniises of antt - rior demands not competently settled, and of subsequent ones which he himself has created by operas ønser.ortioualy burtheneotne I to the State, either by increasing the capitals, gratuitously doubling the interest, and by acknowledging debts, some without the ne cessary vouchers, others purely gratuitous, and with exorbitant additions to many and in fine, by receiving as money the obliga tions and bonds which the said Zen himself had given, b . ; virtue of an agreement entered into in London, on the Ist of August, 1020, to the creditors of the Republic, without their respective ac counts having been legally audited and passed; together with other obligations he also put into circulation in the same arbitrary manner, without having . in due time solicited, waited for, or ever obtained the approbation indispensably . necessary for similar operations. 3dly. That the two Countries of New Grenada and Venezuela being united into one body of a nation, under the denomination of Republic of Columbia, on the 12th of July, 1021, by a solemn act of their legitimate represertatives, assembled for the put-pose . of sane . tinning this new political association and its fundamental institutions; by the said Act, the powers of all the previous functionaries and public agents ceased, and 1,0 consequence thereof also terminated the powers conferred under daze of the 24th of December, 1319, in the city of Angostura, on the Ex-Minister Zee. not oily so as to disable him from continuing, by virtue thereof, the diplomatic operations to which his instructions were confined, but also chiefly from entering into financial negotiations to which he afterwards sought to extend the said powers. at the time he was already in .formed of the substantial change shove-mentioned, as is proved by the allusions he makes to the new laws, in the bonds he issued on the 13th of March, 11;22. 4thly. In short, that at the game time it is the duty of the Con gress to guard against :he waste or malversation of the property of the nation, whose rights are deposited in their hands; it is equally so religiously to comply with the just obligations in which their ; responsibility, honour, and reputation are implicated ; and wishing Ito consult and abide by these considerations, and not defraud pri vate individuals out of their just rights ; THEY DIMEIT DO DECIBEE, " Art. 1. The compromises made with creditors. leans concluded, and abet financial operatics carried into effect in Europe by the Ex.Mlnister. Frenciero Artesia Zee. are hereby disappmved. " Art. 2. Nevertheless, all thaansounts which the creditors can legally prove to have been furnished for the Republic, in money and effects, together with dick respective interest, are acknow. kdged. " Art. 3. For their settlement the Executive Power is hereby fully =Amite* so as to be able to do the same in the manner tloy may think most expedient. " Art. 4. The evecutive power h hereby in like manner author_ 'zed to approve and ratify, themselves, or through the medium of such person or persona to whom for this purpose they may delegate their powers. the result of the said settlement, so that they may call in the obligations, bonds, or bills, rut in circulation b: the de. ceased Francisco Antonio lea, and isatie such as they may deem necessary as far as the amount settled and approved of. which said bonds are to he signed bcthe Presided of the Republic, or the person exercising the Executive Power, or by the person by him duly authorized, so as to receive these mew obligations or bonds as numerical an ~,,, nts in any mho lean that may be decreed ; sod, finally, in enter that they may name arbitrators, er friendly and conciliating retereei, in the ease or car" of any disputes arising with the creditors, whrher in the territory of Colombia, or in any other ceuntry of Europe. " Art. S. 'The aforesaid Executive Power shall be authorized to agree as to the term for the pay Log eft* of the amount which may he tints settled, as to the mortgages by which :Ito demands are to be secured. and as to the manner in which the intr :it is to be paid, until the consolidation of the natior.4l debt has be e ompleted, in which the Congress are engaged. " Art. 6. Virally. the Executive Power is hereby authorized to remove ail difficulties which nay occur in the execution of the pre sent decree. " Done in Bogota. copiesd of the Republic, this Ist day of July, 18a, eta! 13th of Independence. (Signed) et JERONIMf TOII RES, Vice-Pres. of the Senate. " DO3IINOO CALCEDO, PlTSiiiert of the Howie of Repreaentedrev, " ANTONIO JOSE CAIIO. Secretary of the citrate. " JOSE .111AQUI:a: SI 'A RES, Pep. and Secretary. " Palace of Government in Bogota, this 7th day of July, 1823. Let the same he executed. (Signed) " FRANCISCO DF. P. S.INTANDER. " JOSE MARIA DEL CASTELLO, Secretary of State, for the Final:CC Department." Ehe Nrittoft WOO. The BRITISH PMTS. commenced puhltshing yesterday morning at six o'clock. LONDON. THURSDAY, FILIIIWARY 26, 1824. The Journals of Toulouse ant Bourdeaux state, that the long announced decree of amnesty (in fact, a roll of proscription) from Ferdinand has at length appeared ; and a Bayonne letter, to the 17th of February, gives the par ticular', which will be fcnnd below. The decree, though made public in Madrid on the 11th and 12th, was not, it , appears, tyficiallg published, and is stated to have been sub' ~ .quently withdrawn, on the remonstrances of the French Ambassador, as utterly inconsistent with the in structions of his Court. The Journal des DtMts denies its authenticity, but says the real amnesty is daily expected. We think* very likely that the decree, given in the Jour nals of the South and the Bayonne letter, had appeared. It is framed exactly as we might expect from the incorrigible crew of bigots and terriles who now surround the con temptible Spanish despot. What a state of degradation has that wretched country arrived at, when it cannot make head against even the I'irste of Algiers ; and yet the mighty Fer dinand talks of conquering South America! The Viscomte Marceline is said to have brought with him from Ma drid the treaty definitively arranged f:r the occupation of Spain by the French troops. Spain is now, to all intents and purposes, a province of France, and Bourmont is the military Proconsul who governs. The family compact of the days of Louis XIV. is again renewed. There is now no balance of power in Europe : a few great despots awe the Continent, and, like the rod of Aaron, swallow every minor state. There is a confederacy of despots against the people generally : liberty is trampled beneath the hoofs of their Croats ; their Pandours, and Cossacks, and ba_yonets, everywhere are the instrummits of legisla tion. This state of things cannot be perpetual in western or central Europe. and the bright (lay of freedom is rising fast over eastern Europe, which was benighted for so many ages. Gtecee, by the most glorious and unparalleled efforts, is consummating her independence, and will yet, with her gallant thousands, again plant the Cross in Byzantium, and shake the throne of the Ottoman to its foundations, if the ambitious Russian does not rush on with his ravenous hordes, and clutch the tempting spoil. BAYONNE ' Fr*. 17. We have news from Madrid of the 12th. The decree' of amnesty has at length appeared : the following are the articles :- 1. Pardon is grunted to all persons who have taken part in the revolution. 2. Excepted, the authors and chiefs of the revolution in the Isle of Leon and of Continua (their names are published); the authors of the conspiracy at Deana , particularly Count Abbibal, Alexander O'Donnell, the Deputies who voted in favour of the Regency of Seville, as well es the Members of the Regency : his Majesty re serving to himself to exclude front this alas some persons who have rendered him services in the recovery of his liberty, and the authors of memorial.; and writings composed for the purpose of taking the Crown from the King and having him brought to trial, as well as the Infants; those who in secret societies made proposals of the same tendency ; and those who, since the abolition of the coma itutior.al system, have attended or shall attend secret societies, or others that may be established ; the authors and editors of hooks or writings against religion and the throne; the judges and officers who were charged with the trials of Elio and pallier • the pro moters and participators in the assassinations at Grenada and Co runna ; those who, haying had an active share in the Constitu tional floyernment, have gone to America to disturb that country ; and those who, having Red to foreign i•ameries, write and compute against the Government of his Majesty. 3. All those comprehended in these exceptions shall be tried according to the laws. 4. All others shall enjoy individual liberty and safety • those who are in prison shall be released, and their property, if sequestrated, shall be restored to them. 5. This pardon does not authorise the restitution of employments, even those which were allowed liefrre the 7th March. On this head, as well as relative to the purifications, a special decree shall be issued. 6. Those who are not part of the exceptions, and those inrludtd in the capitulations with the French Gererals, shall submit to die tribunal, which shall intervene as stated in Art. 3. 7. All the Decrees and Ordinances issued up to this day, rela tive to persons who have adhered to the Constitutional System, are hereby revoked. This Decree has not been published officially. It has become known durin.: the day that the French .Inihassailor had prevailed to have it withdrawn, beentise it was drawn up in a manner not agreeable to his instructions from his Court. Letters from fi.:adis say, that two Spanish merchant vessels have just been taken, but it is not known by what nation. The cause of the aggr,sien of the Algetines is said to be, that after a war be tween the two Powers, Charles the Third agreed to pay to the Dey •en annual tribute. Since lititi no payment has been made, and the Pg. taking advantage of the weakness of Spain, or moved by other reasons, clam:a the arrears. 'flue Government is certainly uneasy, a a n iid inoT onteri have been given to put the coasts in a state of defence. ' Re...outers and money are wanting, but boats are being ['mud, and is placed on some points. An order has been issued foe the French Guards to remain with his Catholic Majesty. It is I said that a treaty between France and Spain is on the point of being signed. It is, we understand, the determination of Ministers instantly to scud another expedition against Algiers: bomb-vessols are preparing fur the purpose. A force we hope will he despatched, strong enough to defy all resist ance; to annihilate the marine of the barbarian, and lay Algiers and its defences in ashes. This is the only argu ment that will he available with this sanguinary horde of murderers and pirates. Lord Exmouth's former squadron was not of sufficient strength ; we ought to have a land force to co-operate: the work of destruction caiinot be complete without it. The Powell of the Coutincot, and France in particular, otrght to unite with us, and furnish a military force. These pirates are the common enemies of all nations, and ought to be exterminated from the coast of Africa: they are the curse of the Mediterranean. Our next visit, however, will be. we trust, a decisive one, 'and leave more lasting impressions than the last on the memory of the Corsairs, and the pirate called their I XI, Sir John Wrottesley's proposed plan, for the alteration of the coinage, brought forward by hint last night, was quite Utopian, and uncalled 'or. The Honourable Baronet, —to accomplish %%bat balmy results we cannot guess,— proposed to have only three tables in denominations, in place of four, as at present existing,--natnely, pounds —next shillings, each to be in value one tenth of the pound—and farthings, one thousand of the latter to be equal to the pound. In the farthings, tha Hon. Baronet stated, this would make an increase of four per cent. above their present value. This plan, the mover stated, prevailed in France, in America, an d, bongo iitlcreaM,, in China. The worthy Baronet concluded his strange propositions by moving an Address to the Throne, praying that an inquiry might be ordered into the best method of adapting the coinage of the realm to a decimal scale. Alt. Wallace, the Master of the Mint, very properly opposed the motion and plan of Sir John Wrottesley, as not possessing any ad vantages, even if adopted, and quite uncalled for at the present moment. In the course of his speech Mr. Wallace instanced the evils arising from the discrepancies in the currency, and the embarrassments created by it in the pre sent intercourse of this country with Ireland. The cur rency of the two countries would, however, the Right Honourable Gentleman hoped, be soon assituiLued, and another obstacle be thus removed to the close and friendly feeling that was every day strengthening between the two countries. Sir Henry Parnell stated the injurious effect this discrepancy of currency brought with it to Ireland. It had been I.is intention, he said, to bring forward a motion on the subject, as hc hail intimated last Session, but as Mr. Wallace had undertaken the important subject, he would leave it in his hands. The original motion of Sir John Wrottesley was of course lost. Any meddlisg with the currency further could now be productive of,nothing but alarm and distrust. The change from a paper to a bullion circulation has, in the main, been attended with the great est benefits, and brought restored confidence in its train. But the entire currency of the country ought to be put on an equality: Irish money will not circulate here; and there is always a loss as against that country, of at least tq per cent. in the exchange with England ; it has been so high, during the last war, as twelve, four teen, and even at one time near twenty per cent. All English money circulates in Ireland at an advance: thus 1/. English is 1/. Is. ';,l. Irish; but Bank of Ireland paper, tokens, and tenpenny pieces, the current circulation of Ireland, will not be received here. Thus all money trans actions with this country are catried on at a great loss and inconvenience, an inconsistency as between one part of the empire and another that ought to cease. The Custom-house regulations, that fewr and annoy in the intercourse between both countries, are of the same character, and should be altogether extinguished. Measures, we are most happy to see, arc every day !ti progress to cement the Union between both countries, and make them really one. It Is only now the measurce of Moo are beginning to be felt. The inter. course between England and Ireland ought to be as un restricted as between Middlesex and Yorkstire. The Currency Laws, Custom-house regulations, and all other enactments ought to be put on the same footing. The more extended the connexion with Ireland becomes, the more will that country be benefited. 'Were tranquillity and conciliation established in that fine island, where every necessary of life is now so cheap and abundant, British capital would soon, from its capabilities, and the cheapness of labour and provisions, be difitoed largely. Let its hope that a better policy, as regards itelani, will be now unfolded, and that all proscription and unworthy restrictions cf every sort will gradually be abolished by the wisdom of Government and the Legislature. The most incalculabL: benefits would arise from such a policy: confidence, tranquillity, and prosperity, would all follow within a very short period ; the saving of expenditure to Great Britain would he immense, and her acquisition of stmngth in every way proportionate. Can Mieisters much longer act in the present narrow and unworthy policy, which has so many evils in its train? TOMES lIIITERDAIr. India Stock, 276i 7 India Bonds, 78 MI pr. India for Account, South Sea Stock, 103} South Sea Old Annuities South Sea New Annuities Ez. Bills. 1,9001. 15 42 pr. Ditto, Mad. 45 42 pr. Ditto, Small, 46 a pr. Lottery Tickets, 191. 19s. 41•04;KS YESTERDAY. Russian Roads, 04j 4 6 Ditto for Amt. 94;4 142 1 Russian Inscription INelstage per ruble IA Ditto Metallic Stock 874 Spanish & pa Ct. Cong. 24f Ditto for Amount 24 f Ditto 170& 2141% Ronde, Ditto b per Cts. (1823) 19. j 191 Ditto for Am. 111/ Asian Alex. Alines 71 pm. United Ditto 114 1 pm. Itenres, 99f. Aoc. Do. Scrip, 114 pm. Ditto fur the Account 113 j pm. Do. Ex. 2&f. Gree S crip. Scrip. 2j 11 2j 2 11 25 1 3 2pr. THE KING. The King in general rides out daily in an open carriage. Ilia Majesty's rides are principally to the Royal Lodge and the surrounding grounds, in which he is preceded by a park-keeper on horseback. The King did not ride out yesterday, being much engaged in signing official docu ments, attending to despatches from his Ministers., ike. Wisnsoa. FE a. 23:—Yestenlaibeing the Anniversary of the birth-day of the Duke of Cambridge, the tradesmen of his Royal Highness illuminated their houses in a brilliant tnannar, in compliment to the natal day of his Royal Highness. The bells of the Church ushered in the morning with a merry peal, and continued to ring occa sionally during the day. Lord St. Helens went cut of waiting yesterday, and left for London. The Master of the Horse left on Monday, for London. on which day his Majesty, in the afternoon, rode in the Park in a close carriage. THE LORD LIFI'TI ::ANT.—llis Excellency die Lord ' Lieutenant has had a severe cold, which prevented Ye' from honouring the Attorney-General with his company at dinner on Friday last, as he ',dentin'. We learn with great pleasure, however, that the illustrious Marquess is now much better.—Dublit, k'ict•mriti's Jmirnal. Yesterday the Cabinet Ministers dined with Earl Bathurst. Viscount Melville, we regret to say, continued confined • esterday by indisposition. The state of the Noble Viscount's health was much the same as it was on Tues day. Sir Win, de Crespigny, we regret to hear, has recently suffered under the rupture of a blood-vessel, internally. The Hot,. Henley Eden, eldest son of Lord Henley, will shortly lead to the hymeneal altar Miss Peel, youngest daughter of Sir Robert Peel, Bart. Lord Byron has subscribed for 10,0001. for the new Greek loan ; and we have authority for stating, that a gentleman closely connected with Mr. Canning is also a subscriber to half that amount.—k:tlialwrgh Ohirrrer. Mr. Smith has resigned his intention of standing for the county of Westmeath, and it is anderstood Mr. William Henry Megan intends to offer himself forthwith to the consideration of the electors. The contest will, therefore, be between the latter gentleman and Sir Thos. Chapman. —lrish Paper. The Rev. Mr. Hobbs Sorat will speedily he trirstspnrtrd to New South Wales, where he is to ofEciate as Archdeacon, with a salary of 2,0001. a year. Yesterday a Court of' Directors was held at the East India House, when Captain Haviaide was sworn into the command of the ship Thames. We regret to state that the negnelations between two very respectable individuals, who arrived here some days ago, for the purpose of proposing to light the city with gas, and the Wide Street Conuissioners, have failed, and are totally broken off. —Cork Sonthrrn Repor!, r. A telegraphic account has reached the French Govern ment, of the arrival, at Bayonne, of the Visaount Mar celine, with the Convention signed on the 9th instant, ler regulating the military occupation of Spain by Franca. Yestenlay we received Lisbon papers to the 10t1, instant. They are principally filled with the accounts from Rio de Janeiro, translated from the English papers up to the 29th of January. Great hopes were entertained in Lisbon from , the Emperor having dissolved the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies, but the anticipations of Brazil being again brought in sup jection to Portugal must be considerably diminished, when the promptitude with which the Emperor has given a new and liberal Constitution to his subjects is known. Front a letter in the Jovrmal des Dehats of Monday, the re appears to be an intention to create a Three per Cent. Stork in Franc?. Dr. Dickson, of Clifton Physician of the Fleet, has bean appointed Physician Of the Royal Naval Hospital at Plymouth, in the room of Dr. Thompson, deceased. IlAnw led, Fell. 23.—Within the last week, four fine • reehucks have arrived by verlous packets, for his Majesty's i table: they are presents from Hanover, and were simply addreasell "To his Majesty the King, London." They were beautiful animals, and In good preservation.—Bary L Gazettr. > 4 EAST HAILE An adjourned Special • Stock was held yesterday liar/et, on the requisition ition the propriety of app' 46th clause of the Act of the Court of Directors is • ' capacity of a writer, any four terms at the liaileybi said Act a clause, appoin and under such regulation probation of the Board of two all 'lemons shall AIM for approval, previous to crpacity of waiters to rid Fort St. George, or Bomb We regret that we car. top, in which a very our rested, in consequence of part of the Court in whit • accommodated among the slit press were therefore ot the gallery, the construct: , facility tor hearing and set that while the reporters, given by the Chairman, 'a body of the Court,• peat allowed to take their seats The CHAIR MAI: Ina specially convened, The Hon. D. KINN sit considerable length. lie ton was the last place in if it was possible to avoid found all former efforts to the subject unavailingly, bring it before the general said, which was intended *tic clause in the Act unf an object of just and nice forward to the education that any seminary of learr arbitrary power in the han as well as punish crime full powers to act is /ow eould be expelled until he the letter. Until then, he his irregular end insubort others. At tact he was le institution, and to his ow; pulsion put the College ni wet aggravates] in evey nent professor en poit r I stated, that until the powi of removing a vicious or cavil, no hope could be the insubordination that Cambridge the professors case of a student likely to on such advice, knowing I that compulsory, which spontaneous; but at the such power; no, could di to serve four terms there, pointtnent tinder the Corn consequence of the value the punishment, there r parent dreaded to send be only two reasons why I declined, namely, either private, or because there tution. When the folly it was enough to deter CVI institution. The fair coo form to the regulations of and finish his education lisps, return to his old bosom. The great reform lege. was the on was impossibre ° l 6 r any a cal delinquency. or cc superintendence of the CI College. In every point clause would prove high!' dent were competent in el main at the College four mouth was instituted to 41457, on the same : prim+ instituted for the melee amens attended it, and t boys should be sent to sea Lion, and infused fresh 1 College rose to the high r Lions for adniiesion nos admit zed. The college a (looked upon with an evi their sons to India. The interposed in the way of t ny in its institution, was cation. In pursuit of the • restriction on Memselvi It was argued by some, t lege altogether, as it was consequence of the con disposed to expend his o ezasseily, he would advis only 31) students were edu be introduced, by which t the wants of the Compa epoch in the history of t were reading the very gra schools of his day. At a examinations at Oxford r proach to that Universit mathematical students all Oxford, in their own del putation of their Univers test he proposed, he beg( test already in existence— which he would transcrit dents an option of arrive by other means. Ile sht destroy the College. lie it removed, and the full Company. Ile trusted t the Court would not ag Proprietor concluded wit tenon. The C HA IRMAN, arts for for the mild and gent his sentiments, said th the General Court of Pr question should be distil tended, if it had not bet honourable Proprietor, the chair. Ile, thereto the I lonourable Pmprie consideration to the Eat Proprietor was in error I the first tcnit (six month probationary. The eert in their sttulitts, but in t imluded their general gt The Hon. 11. KIN NA the Chairman, if the Ce or something equally af if there was no hope tha Professors the power h be gained by posrnmin; Mr. Ile me. said, it w rendering perfect the VIM lent moral and scientific hands than in the Court it up. lie therefore sup to them for consideratic appear that his Honour The CHAIRMAN paid cultism instead of ren'oe of Directors as else Hn nor hold wit any such I Proprietor scented to re. The Hon. I) Knew 3lr. R. ..I AC SON wit to the Court of I)ireetot tititming Parliament The CHAIRMAN sale go on. Mr. CAZIT'THERS, upon so important a di tnents of the Hon. Mn were the same that had These-van:A of ;lir I 'or or Noma, but as 'mu some defects in tile in their infancy were liahl Universities of t /third power in its greattwt p The question was not been sustained, hot wl in India were to be we Mr. PHYN DE II T.:+.l which he contended hr India and the Compau in its constitution. T degenerate into an emt Mr. Krona - (we beli Mr. Wrgnixe. s' great public schools. dents to take their deg return and urtlergo tit , Dlr. TwiNING had been maturely col had India hart rcor; ei Mr. S. lb:ow wiel College should receive the company's patron Me. 1.4111-MLR% e question to Parlianier. Mr. I steel- defend cation to Parliament I ought to be resorted a .sented to the motto! - Mr. GAnsosai ati tit