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which he had annually moved during the last five years. , inere consisted of accounts of the aggregate amount of all of the public money In the hands of the Hank, including , ione r taken from the Exchequer by the Bank, in exchange i . , ,, chiloc e bills deposited at the Exchequer ; and including t he balances of the Accountant.Oeneral of the Court of Chan. noel tinted dividends, and lottery prises, and all other public to , on the Ist and 16th days of each month for the year 11126; ji thl average amount of the whole, made up from the said Also, an account of money paid or payable at the Bank of nod, foe the management of the public debt. in the year ,; together with an account of all allowances made by the pith ,hr Beak, or charged by the Bank against the public, for ink any public service in the year 1826, describing the filt hy nervier, and the amount charged thereon in the said oil including the sum of 4.0001. under the denomination of aeri e, or house expenses; anti also the sum of 18081. 3s. 3d., t ty: denomination of charges of management on South Sea ac id stating the aggregate amount of the whole. It would, , ot i e ,a, be in the recollection of several Honourable 3lembera Av . ten Wtwelve years ago, he bud taken the liberty of c tiling epos Parli ent for the production of those papers, and that he va.., w", me y opposed in doing so by the Dank of England, as Ilk well a. liv hie ~ lestY. • 31 f^ 11 ters• Having , however , persevered for tor... a.. t o years this opposition gave way, and for the last A b e ~,,Isv t i t ! -morns he annually moved for had been granted with. sat, the ale it difficulty. 3lany persons were of opinion that their Aral ,n, and the discussion occasioned by their production, hail been of service to the public. Ile took it for granted that the returns he new moved toe would not meet with any opposition; present situation of the Dank, and but taking into consideration the that Its charter was about to expire, never to be renewed, he con. foetid that be felt anxious to my a few words upon two topics. The first referred to the deposits of public money lodged in the Bask of England; those deposits were, of course, lodged there upea the ante principle as non-y is usually lodged in a bank by a prints individual. At one period (and that period extended over a long space of time), the average amount of the deposits of public money at the Bank wu from eleven to twelve millions. Of late years, however, the aggregate amount had greatly decreasa la the year 1821 the average was . Z 3.220,157 1111'./ - a - . 4,107.863 Ilea . - . . 3.626,835 lOU - - . . 7.2'12,187 No practical man, who was conversant with commercial transactions, meld reeled to say that those deposits were not profitable to the Bank of England, to the same extent as deposits made by private individuals were profitable to a private bunk. He was therefore of opinion that the sacrifice recently made by the Bank of England was amply compensated by the profits arising from those deposits. The time. perhaps, was not tar distant, when the Government might bare two banks; and, If such was the ease, lie hoped that such an arrangement might be made by the Government with the Bank, as would reserve to the public some participation in the pro. Misr:Ong from those deposits. The Bank had actually advanced &teen millions in the Three per Cents. to the Government, while they held seven millions and a half of the public money in the way of deptwir The next 'abject to which he wished to direct the at. tension of the House wart the payment of the dividends. It was nr.possible that anything could be better managed ; the prompti. to le and exactness with which this branch of business wan con. ducted was truly admirable—it was to be equalled by nothing but the price which was paid for it; it was most extravagantly paid fee. He hoped that this subject would be taken seriously into con. ndmation, as he was convinced that in the two points he had alluded to a saving might be effected to the amount of 22.0001. The Honourable Member concluded by moving fur the specified MUMS. Mr. PARSE said that the Bank had for years ceased to offer iry opposition to the production of the papers moved for by the lion. Member who bad just sat down, anti were net disposed to renew it upon that occasion. With respect to what fell twin the Bon. Member about Government having two national banks, he •,said observe that it was impossible to foresee the consequences of such a tasmsure, and that the necessity of having such an eats. allotment aa the Bank of England without a rival, woman apparent 21 the necessity of baying it at all. (The lion. Member spoke in so very low a tone of voice, that we lost much of what followed; when we again heard him, he continued.) The Hun. Gentleman Grentell) meat know that in managing the public stoney the Bock often met with serious losses. In one single instance (that of Mr. Fauntleroy) they had lost in the transaction of public business to the amount of 230,0001. It was impossible to prevent such loses notwithstanding the acknowledged care and attention with which their antra were conducted. Mr. HUME said that he sincerely hoped that the time ere long would arrive when all charters shoold be abolished. Charters were founded open • pernicious principle, fur, by every charter, the community sulfured tor the benefit of a few individuals. He was therefore disposed w grant full indemnity to Ministers for any evils which might arise in consequence of the abolition of the charter of the Bank of England. He felt thanktul to .Ministers also for the abolition of lotteries, but he was at a lons to conceive how they null continued to esist if that House had been fairly dealt with. It would be recollected that three years ago he had moved that the Bill which had been brought into the House for the abolition of lotteries should he printed. That motion had been objected to, and to teed a Bill in Met. was • task that few )embers would he disposed to undertake. The Bill passed, but the lotteries still wanton, and it sern,eit at if they would go on to pe r p etu ity. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCIik:Qt'ER saki that be would make so obeervatioo on the motion before the House, bat te felt it neemeary to reply to the observations of the Hon. .Member fin Aberdeen (11r. Hume). He took great blame to himself for the connauance of the laterite, but the fact was, that in 1822. when he moved for the abolition of the lottery, he was not swan of the mode In which it was made to be drawn two or three years after the one nominated in the Act of Parliament. He was igno rant of this circumstance at the time. It was the practice of late years sot to draw the lottery all at once, but to extend that which was apportioned for a given year to a second or third. There were lobs two mote lotteries in the present yeas, and these would be the Mr. ROBERTSON said that notwithstanding all that bad Men said about the abolition of charters, his Majesty's Ministers had just granted one to a company of persons, 24 o f whom were Mosabors of that House, for the purpose of trading in silk ; thus, to the very face of the system they were pretending to pursue, building up &loth,/ tan times more pernicious. Mr. Gretifell's motion was then agreed to. GOLD COIN. Mr. ELLICE gave notice that on Thursday next he would move for an account of all the gold coin received and issued by the Rank of England in each week, from the Ist of July, 1823, to the 4.h Li February, l iG, distinguishing that received from the Mint. BANK NO rEs. Mr. ELLICE next moved that a return be made to the House of all promis•ary notes and post bills of the Bank of England in cir. ciliation on the Ist and 15th of each month, for six months, to the lit of 14ra/try, 1826, inclusive. The Honourable Member ob served that the public had a tight to call on the Bank for an at tJunt of issues. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that in all instances where a cif r..e could be mute out, there could be no objection to the production of the accounts required. The present we, he thought, was one of that description. because justice could not be done to those subjects ethic' must shortly come under the consideration of the House, without the information sought for by the production of these papers. He had always firmly protested spinet the production of such documents as a mere matter of course; but neither Government nor the Bank bad the slightest objection to their production when the necessity was apparent, as in the ptesent instance. lit. PEAME said that the Bank had always opposed the publi. cation of these documents, on the ground that such publication would prove injurious to the public ; but when the bminess of the State required their production, the Bank could have no interest in aithholding them. Mr. 3IONK said that the country could never have fallen into such a state of contusion as had recently been witnessed, if the Bank of England had brco conducted upon the same principle as the Back of France. The stability of the latter bank, he contended, eta to be attributed to the superintendence of the Government Qv!r its concerns. 31r CALCRAFT said that the proprietors of the Bank of Eng. land had evidently great confidence in the Directors, but it did not v held the confidence of that House to a similar ex. ' again to allude to a matter which had been men. us evening. fie had thought it his duty to Racer. , uvernitient had prohibited the stamping of bank rood that they bad done so, and he was anxious 11 if they were resolved to persevere in the in wy bad given to that effect. He could assure tleman (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) that such discredit upon bank notes, as to place in a state of confus;on, which must tend to • which had not yet subsided. He had taken a upon himself by that step. Another Right man (Hr. Huskisson) when placed in a similar properly when h e gave or d ers for the reduction of flown silk ; he took bond for the payment of the re. (lament should not agree to the reduction he had ! like to know if the Right Honourable Gentleman 'the Exchequer) had also taken security fur the titably lose by refusing to stamp the notes. .1.1.01( of the EXCHEQIEIi said that the ire an indemnity, but under the peculiar err. use he felt called upon to act as he had done. defence then would cause hint to go into greater fight it right to do at that moment; but he could be steamed after the intended measures regarding been hinted at, or it would have been totally int. irry them into execution. He had done nothing 'unwed by the exigencies of the moment, and it luisite he would leave it to the fairness of the I that indemnity. ?r said that he did not mean to imply that the Gentleman had done anything improper. He let he had committed a great mistake--an errjr in direct violation of the law, he had taken a h operated most seriously towaida deteriorating bank paper in the estimation of the public. 1 that it was quite obvious that the step taken ,entlernan was contrary to law, but the neces. be looked at. If, in the case of excise duties, a to be levied upon any ankle of manufac• place from the moment the resolution passed manuticture was put a stop to until the Bill 17 had passed Into a law. If the Right Hon. acted as be had done, all of the country bankte, many notes stamped as they coultitssae tut Bite Srittgat WOO. DEURT-LANE THEATRE. r, SATURDAY, Feb. 11, will be performed (101 k Was) a new NatWaal Balked Opera, galled %lALYINA. The principal Charseters by cles;;:ii;altick, Metals, Morn, iteddtad. Harley, and fltswlllhn; Misers Stephens, Poesy, and leMy. To conelvde with the Pantomime of 111ARLEQUIN, JACK OF ALL TRADES. lbstopla, Mz. Suwon: Pantaloon, Mr. E. Blanchard' 010wa,,111,. Hill; Cohunbine, Min Barnett. COVENT-GARDEN TREATRH. To-morrow, SATURDAY, Feb. 11, will la performed a new Play called THE FRENCH LIBERTINE. . . no principal Charmiere hiiiess -- rs7i!:CaMO7e, ' Ward., Power, and e.ooper ; Mesdames Slonum, Chatterley, and Glove& After which the new Operatic Piece of 'TWAT I. The principal Characters hp %lours. Durucet, Keeley, Evans. and Barnes; Mae Junes, Madame Vestris. and We. Davenport. . . Tu conclude with the new Piece of 'raw s( .IYE-Goivr. The Characters by Messrs. Wanchard, Cooper, W. Ferran, and Mea dows ; Mimes Jones and A. Jones. COVENT-GARDEN THE.4TRE. ... _ Th. Nobility, Gentry and the Publie are nowt respectfully sr (lnclined that the Grarul ' Performance.. of Analent and Mudern Music In Lent will eetninenee This Keening, and be euntinuild In tile above Theatre on the uesal Neduemtayi and !Mays, under the Manage ment of Sir G. %inert. TbieFtenis.g. FRIDAY, Feb. 10, will he performed PAR? I.—Beetbuvcu's celebrated Sacred Oratorio, 'FILL MOUNT OF °LIVES. Between drat and sesond Pana a Coneerto on the Violin by Mr. Mori. Part lI.—A Selection from Mandela admired fiereaata, ACTS AND GA1.41 SA. Pan GRAND MICCELLANISOU. ACT, in which several favourite Songs, as. will be introdaaad. Principal Vocal Perhemers—blessrs. [Witham, Pertrman, Hornet's- He. Robinson, and 'Finney; Huhu, Lonsburst and barker; Hisses Stephens, Paws, Love, Howard, and H. Caws.. THEATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE, STRAND, oppotha Watorluo Bridge. Phla EveßL.g, FRIDAY. Feb. 10 , LECTURE ON ASTRONOMY, AND PIRINOMENA OF THE HEAYNNS AND OF THE EARTH, To be delivered by Mr. BARTLEY on tat NE DAYS and Eitt. HAIN during Moot. Regina si lieves—aouclullie at Tam Via BiIiTISH Pales■ eortimenced pul;lishinl yesterday moss. mg at a quarter put fire o'clock. LONDON, FRIDAY, Fan aaaaa 10, 1040. The l'aris Papers of Tuesday arrived last night. The Muniteur contains a Royal Ordinance of the stli of this month, relating to the tariff' now in force in the islands of Martinique and Guadaloupe, and the commercial regula tions of those islands. Nothing passed on Monday in the Chamber of Deputies beyond the communication of the litwo's appointment of M. ItA•az as President. It is remarked that General Se- IANTIANI, who has succeedetl the late General FOY as Deputy fur Vervins, has taken his scat in precisely the same place that his predecessor occupied. The news from Greece is highly favourable to the Pa triots. Advices from Corfu, dated the 3d ult., announce that Cozoctrreoxr has been appointed by the Government of Greece Generalissimo of the Armies of the Peloponne sus, and has put himself at the head of 8,000 Inca, march ing on Tripolizza, with a resolution to carry it by storm. The same accounts confirm the intelligence that Coroco- TRONI had taken Tripolizza, and that the garrison was put to the sword. Other letters state that 3,000 men pe rished. The Greek fleet remained still before Missolonghi, which bad provihions for two months. The kith ion Observer publishes a more detailed state ment respecting the part taken by Prime Tacit? VETZKOI ill the late Russian conspiracy. We subjoin the article, which is worth reading:— I From the Iltoik dated Wednesday, Feb. 8.1 Pants, Vr.s. 7. The Austria* Olaer ,, er of the 27th January gives the fol lowing letter, as one that represents the conspiracy at St. Peters. burgh in l's true colours, as well as the assertion of the JOU rod des Dubai:, which stated that the Prince Troubttzkoi Tru only car ried away by s false notion of his duty : " We were greatly surprised to learn that the Prince Trou. betzkoi, brother-imlaw of Count de Lehzeltern, was not merely suspected, but that he bad confessed to being a principal party to this criminal and extravagant enterprise. We believe our selves to have a knowledge of his character. lie was a young nip who was not ignorant, gentle as a lumb, quiet, industrious and seden tary ; an excellent husband, anti of particularly tender feelings. Yet this sentimental philanthropist and good husband consented to put himself at the head of a troop of tigers wha, had their design succeeded, would have made many widows, and, in the first place, have quenched their thirst for blood with that of the Im perial Family. In the day of battle he was coward enough to abandon his companions and disciples. and. while Yoder • can. nonade, these wretches were recalled to bubmimii.m. Seized by a nervous attack, he stopped at the house of his sister, left there all the papers which establish his guilt; and, finally, under the pre tence that her residence was too near the place where his friends met with a fate so deplorable, lie took refuge with Count Lebsel tern, who had no suspicion of his crime. " He, no doubt, hoped for security from the inviolability of the residence of a foreign Minister, and thus made nu scruple to expose his brother. in-law to the greaten inconvenience. Count Nesselrode, at four o'clock in the inorWtig, and in the name of the Emperor, required Count Lebzclttrn to desire Prince Troubetzkoi to sur render himself to his Majesty. Count Lebzcltern immediately communicated this demand to this singular Tort of Catiline, who appeared to repose from the danger and the fatigues of the day. An Adjutant politely required his sword, and brought him before the Emperor. The hero first attesiptud to assert his innocence, but on the production of his papers he fell at the feet of the Emperor, implored his mercy, and asked his life. The Monarch said to him--' If you can endure life accompanied by remorse and shame, you may tell your wire that I grant it to you ; but it is all that I can promise.' After this he was immediately conducted, with about thirty of his accomplices, to the fortress." [From the Costlier Franeaie of Friday.] PARIS, FEH. O. We have received today from one of our correspondents at St. Thomas's, one of the Antilles, a letter dated the 18th November last. He informs us that ten slave ships, of which the Captains and the greater part of the crew are French, are on the point of sailing for the coast of Africa, whence they hope to bring back a great number of negroes. Our correspondent adds, that he trans. mite at the same time the names of the Captains and of the vessels to the English Journals, in hopes that the British Government will take effectual measures to put an end to this infamous traffic. [From the Pitufc of Friday] PARIS, FEP. O. The King of Portugal. who designs great retrenchments, has just reduced the salary of the Ministers to 68,000 francs, including in this sum all other allowances that they may receive from the Treasury. His Majesty has also made great reductions in his household, and even in his table. The happiest efl'eets are ex. petted from the system—order and economy, which he so much desires to establish. General Luis de Rego, who lived in a kind of exile in the envi. tons of Oporto, foe having taken a very aeilee part the esta blishment of the Constitutional Government, has just been sum moned to Lisbon, where he hu been presented to the King, who gave him a most gracious reception. The Gazette of Venice gives the following list of European Officers in the service of the Greeks:— Freneh-2 General►, 3 Colonels, 7 Captains, 21 Lieutenants. Spaniards, Portuguese, Piedmontese, and othir Italians-2 Ge nerals, 5 Colonels, 33 Captains and Lieutenants. English and Americans-33 of all ranks. The Subalterns of these various nations are 100 in number. The same paper adds, that since the appearance of the Egyptian army in the 31orea four-fiftlii of the foreign troops have aban doned the Greeks to join the Ottoman standard, sod this is the reason that so few of them are now to be tumid among the de fenders of the Cross. The Nurembnrg Correspondent states that the loan of 20 mil. lions of florins, concluded between the house of Rothschild and the Minister of Finance, has not been sanctioned by the Emperor. 111. Vidigal, Ftrazilian Envoy to the Court of Rome, had on the 2Sih January his tirst audience of the Pope, to whom he delivered his credentials. Letters from Bucharest (says the Correia Francais) announce that some bands of Cossacks, making part of the Ruuiar. army, have crossed the Pruth without orders, and committed hostilities against the Turks. FRENCH FIINDS.—PARIB, FED. 7.—Five per Cent. 99f. 40c.; Three per Cent. Of. 10c. ; Bank Stock, 2035 f. ; Rente de Naples, 76f. bc.; Royal Spanish Loan, 49 i; Baytian Loan, 780 f. Lx. change on London—(3loney) One Alonth, 26f. 40c.; Three ditto, lbc.—Cours Authentique. Tile discussions that took place last night in Parliament relative to the state of the currency were of some import ance. The main question on that subject will, however, be brought forward this evening by the CH•NCELLoa of the EXCHEQUik. The public will look with anxious confi dence to the statements and propositions of the Right llon. Gentleman. CITY, TIIVIIIMAY Svmmto. The depression on the Stock Exchanges this morning was greater than we have witnessed for a length of time, and Consols cicsed as low as 771 78, for the Account, and Bank Stock has declined 7 per cent. The business has been extremely heavy to-day both for Money and the Ac count, and speculators for the fall operated largely. In the Foreign Market there were very few transactions entered into, and it had as little elasticity in it as the Engiish Funds. Colombian Bonds were 531; Mexican 6 per Cents. 611; Brazilian Bonds 52; Russian ditto 81 ; Spanish ditto 10/ 111 ; arid Greek ditto 151 15. The Share Market remains in a state of stagnation. By an express from Paris it seems the french Rentes are improved nearly 4 per cent.; Exchequer Bills were 2s. discount. The Share Market declines every day more rapidly than the preceding. Anglo-Mexican Shares were this morning fluctuating between 15 and 134 dia.; United Mexican were 4 dia. ; New from 2 to 34 dis. ; the Colombian Mining Association was at 2i premium; the Arigna Com pany was at t dis.; and British Iron Shares 12 13 tbs.; the Liverpool and Manchester Railway was 10 prem.; and the Australian Company 5 prem. By further arrivals from Demerara we have received in rellirence to the 27th December. The subject of general discussion in the Colony is the suppression of the journal, the Guiana Chronicle. We find it was the sub-editor who was confined by the order of his Excellency the Governor, the premises having been forcibly entered by the officers. As information had been given of the intention of his Ex cellency, the house was in consequence shut, and entrance refused ; the officers forced the door, took the sub-editor_ into custody, set the Colonial Seal upon all papers, docu ments, and upon the doors. oesc for Woo. wow for Egct iw the 0 „,, u n, swig I I:%i•Lic J 131:2; to I,e to tv minsiev , tart ee I in f. ST it.N*l ruler th. buxk. t_vbtler dia:. ten ■am Par folio tlaetthey4r,; . boned the w' ed prierioulsgea; lain .hs-her Govern notes. He underarms to be then informed i strutitans which they the Right HOG. Genii that step had thrown the country ci rc uletim perpetuate the panic a natty reslailaiitty ilonaarabh Gentlemt dilhealty, acted prope the duty upon thrown • =tinder if Parliamet made. He should l i k e (the Chancellor of the duty he must ineritab Tire I:HANCELI measure mien require • ' cumstanen of the case To enter upon his deft lined than thought • allow es to be t i • had been carry tl • on Will not warrant Jernnity were requis .nuse to grant hint du .Mr. CALCRA FT e Right Honourable !yore meant to contend that I . I , 4ll 4 . tnettn; that, in " I tth measure, which a the raise of country bi IiELI,IUY: said t .44 by the kight lion. Cl nt ef s itr_, . C 4 Obt eme rnuet an m agnolia' duty was tUlt that duty took P"er. and the MI the Incr.-esed dote "ettirn'an had not act' • night lure ex twelve months, so that it wnuld be quite impossible to carry the pleasure into effect. Some nelsons most undoubtedly sustain in. jury, but the injury should be only meettured according to the in. convenience which should thereby be sustained by the public.— After what had been stated in this House, relative to putting a stop to the circulation of one and two pound notes, lie thought that the manure of refusing to stamp these notes could create a panic only arm nest the barkers. Mr. CA ',CRAFT said that he had heard from gond audio. rity that the refusal to stamp these notes had the effect of decreasing the value of paper money. It should be remembered that the bankers paid for a license to issue those notes, and that those ceases v. ere in full force until the 10th °them October, and this by authority of an Act of Parliament. Yet his lion. Friend (Mr. Ellice) overlooked all this as if it was nothing. The Chancellor of the Exchequer had very properly treated the subject with greater serionsmeee. It was a gla-ing violation of the law, and lie hoped that some more eonsti.utional proceeding would in future he adopted than to act upon the hint of a projected Bill as if it had actually passed the (louse. With regard to the depreciation of the value of paper money in consequence of the measure alluded to, he had his Information front one of the moat eminent bankers in the country. Mr. ELLICE explained. if great Injustice had been done to any int , ividuals. however great the hardship, it should be recollected that the case was (tee of extreme difficulty. If the Chancellor of the Exchequer had not taken the step he but taken the country bankers would have very quickly supplied themselves with as many stamps as would have Issued them for a considerable time, anti of course the measures in contemplation must thereby be rendered in a great measure nugatory. Mr. CURZON said that the conduct of his Majesty's Ministers in preventing the distribution of stamps was a measure which deserved the severest reprobation. The course which Ministers Punned in that instance was must extraordinary and unaccountable, for by taking upon themselves to contract by those means the cir culation of mall notes, they anticipated the conduct of Parliament, and made themselves parties to a line of policy which might be afterwards found to be at variance with the decision of the House upon those measures which engrossed so much of their attention. Reference had been made to what ha t fallen from his lion. Friend. (Mr. Calash) on a late discussion. Did his Majesty's Ministers wish to strengthen themselves by referring to observations which had fallen from Members on his side of the House ? If such was their inclination. they would be disappointed in the present in stance; he (Mr. Calcraft) did not attribute the commercial (WS. cultic* which prevailed entirely to die country bankers. He said that Ministers had stretched their authority, and had, by interfering with the distribution of stamps, adopted a plan injurious to the country. when, by introducing a abort they might have obviated much difficulty; indeed he himself thought the inconvenience which country bunkers experienced from the conduct of Ministers was very obvious. A country banker, en tirely ignorant of the determination and views of Government, sends his note, to London to be stamped, and in the expectation of obtain. ing them back again in the regular course of business, enters into engagements which, in consequence of the intervention of3l inietere, he is unable to meet. This tnust of course expose him to great in convenience. In the years 1821 and 1822 great agricultural die. tress prevailed ; the present conduct of 3linisters was calculated to produce the same result. On former occasions it had been the po licy of 31inisters to increase the circulating medium ; but now it appeared the wisest method to decrease it. This discrepancy he would not attempt to account for, and he feared those who advo cated and supported throe measures would be equally eta hem to reconcile such opposite extremes. He hoped, however, that they s mild pause before they plunged any further into a course of pro ceedings which he was mitre would be ruinous to the country. Mr. ROBERTSON said that he did not by any means advo cate or approve of the present banking system, and he was persuaded that much distress grew out of it. He was confident of the effect the measures of Government would have out of doors—he could not be ignorant of it ; and though they had eaten much commercial distress, he was convinced they had not yet witnessed the worst. If Ministers persevered in the measures they had begun, he felt as. sured they would be opposed by the people in every step they took in such an inauspicious course. Mr. MONK approved of the conduct of Ministers in contracting the circulation of small notes. He could not be brought to think that the people would be opposed to those measure*, when lie knew that in the Northern counties depots were formed for the reception of those notes to be afterwards returned to the hankers. The issue of those note"; might be contracted without any inconvenience, by withdrawing them from circulation by degrees. Ile would con clude by moving, t- that there be laid before the House an account of all promissory.ncees issued by the Banks since the 3th April last "—Agreed to. Mr. HUSKISSON moved for lave to bring ins Bill, on Mon. day next, to carry into effect the treaties lately made with the South American States.—. Agreed to. The House, between seven and eight o'clock, adjourned to to (this day). NOTICES.OF MOTIONS THIS DAY. Mr. Attorney.Beneral—Bill to continue Insolvent Debtors' Act ; also, Bill to prohibit Arrests for Debt under 15/. (or 201.) Mr. Chanceßot of the Exchequer—Fins:mud Statement. PRICES OF BRITISH Dank stock 207 200 3 per Cent. lied. 79{ XI 3 per Cent. Cous. 71tr j 177 i 78 Ditto Acit. 781 79 34 per Cent. 8,4 3$ pee Cent. Red. 874 87 WI ?law 4 per Cent. 964 94 4 954 44 TUCKS YESTERDAY. Long Ann. 191 India Stock Dttto Acct. 226 India Bonds Ex. Rills 1,0001.9 1 din Ditto, 6001.2 dis par Ditto Small 2 1 pm Lottery Tickets 191. Its. PRICKS OF FORSION erssiCan Bondsl2 Chi Han Bonds 4) C3loarbian Bonds Dittoßonds (1024) 4511 31 4 3 Mt° cct. 4 44f 3f 43ai 3 2f 31 f f 31 Banish Bonds (1036) 36i French Rentes 6 per Ct. 08f. 50e. 07f. 30e. Excbane 25f. 20e. 30c. ?reachltems 3 per Ct. 64f. Wt. 63f. Mk. 65f. Exchange 23f. 25c. 20r. AT(WKS YESTERDAY. Greek Bonds(1826) 134 15 Ditto Acct. 16 Guatemala Bonds 48 Mexican Honda 56 5 Ditto Bonds (180062 14 21 1 4 Ditto Acct. 624 14 2 It 24 GO* Peruvian tsonds Russian Bonds 82 1 794 Ditto Acct. 82 704 804 80 Spanish Bonds 114 4 10* 111 104' !Who Anat. 111 4 10i Ditto Bonds(1823) TIRE BRITISH PRESS. / BRITISH CLAIMS ON SPAIN. The followirtg circular r as ieSueri yesierdxy to the met- , chants who have claims ow the Spanish Gaerritnent by the agent whom they have employed to cotultict the new; nation on their behalf. WE heed scarcely add thin thd appearance of this letter has excivA great surprise:— • " Fret CARY e. "The impossibility of obtaining a. settlement of the /think claims upon Spain, tinder the Conventi on o f M arc h , 1823, ry the insane therein prescribed. having bt•come evident end the grind* Onvernment having renewed the invitation/1 given to me in July. last to return to Madrid, for the purodse of arranging a mode off payment more suitable to the state of the Spanish newt/try of chit time than that which t'ac Convention prescribes t and also if pie aible to agree hir a certain round sum to be paid by Spain as in hit fot iht whole of the _claims, to_ be apportioned among theparties according to the merits of the re:intense cases, I have been strongly urged either to depu:c a confidential agent, clothed with full powers and instrttstions for erectlng such arrangements, or to gcl to Madrid myself; esti Mr. Canoing has assured roe that the • tish Government will not hesitate to instru-t his Majesty's ittl: nister to afford the benefit of his fullest support and co-opstog non. The mode of payment which it is detract! exptdient td slibstituor for inscriptions of Bentes on the Gnat Rook of Spain is: an issue or debentures or bonds of the Spanish Treasury payable at short dates, and bearing interest payable halS.yearly in bonder/. To enable me to decide upon the expediency of increasing the fur: their esoense which the adoption of the propoeed Intasttre wryptutlii necessarily neeadon. I harb to request you will state by a written answer on or before Friday next Whether you am content to receive' such part of the total amount of bonds er debentures of the de; scription 'have mentioned (which I, acting fop the claimantsgenei rally may, 4flet consulank with M, ifajortpa's lifinistert, find it expedient to accept as i n full for the whole of the claims mentioned in the list delivered by the mixed Commission to theSpanieh Gez vernment), as thECuinroksioners shall even:Mill) , award to be yout fair proportion. "Or, what is the lowest sum which you will be willing to re: etive at in full of your chain by a payment 10 crtsi, •11111 sit Months ? "Or, abet is the 'Whom which you are, willing to take as in ROL if payment be made iu such bonds or debenturts as beef% deserthed " P.S.—Any offer you now make will be without prejudice, in the event of an arrangement, an contemplated, not being eons pieted." THE SPITALFIELDS WEAVERS. peaceable citizens, . ertheless, ea no games were .avt . this establishment, and as young men are not allowed to come there to ruin their families, we should not be surprised if the Prefect did not listen to the remonstrance that will be presented to him. BILTAI OF HEALTH.—Extract of a letter from Vice- Admiral fiord Ame Hue Beauclerk, dated on board his Majesty's ship Ocean, in the Tagus, 90th January, to the Chairman of the Committee of Lloyd's :—" I beg have to state to you, for the information of the merchants, under writers, &c. &c. of the metropolis and elsewhere, the great inconvenience, u well as detriment and expense occasioned to the property of vessels bound to Portugal or other places, from not being provided with a bill of health, on sailing from England. The law of Portugal puts every vessel not so provided under four or five days quarantine. It has so happened this winter that several veseels have put into Lisbon in distress, and from not being provided with the above precaution, the men of war, in rendering assistance in two instances, were obliged to act with great precaution, particularly to a brig called the Experiment, from London to the coast of Africa, and a schooner, the Fanny, of Bristol, bound to this port, which drove on shore near the bar, and might have been got off the same tide had a bill of health been produced. From the prompt assistance sent to her not being allowed to be put into execution, she remained three days on the sand,and at great expense in discharging her cargo, u the authorities of the Health Of fi ce would not allow the boats of the s4uadron under my orders to act." TRADE or LIVERPOOL—Some exhilarating symptoms of improvement in the complexion of trade in this town was manifested during the last week ; cotton was in de mised at an advance. The stoppage of the bank of Mews. Them. Crewdson and Co. of Manchester, has, however, had tint IsOdency of lessening inquiry for it; this, we trust, be Osbert duration, as the concerns of that hank must be in a very narrow compass, and its assets sufficient, ulti mately, to meet all demands.—Liverpool Cuerier. Messrs. Richard Thomas and Sons, of the Strand, have heen appointed goldsmiths to the King, in the room of the late Mr. Gilbert, of Cockspur-street. The Lord Mayor has just received the following note 4 enclosing the within-mentioned sum for the service of the Spitalßelds Weavers. The excellent Nobleman who has so benevolently and largely contributed to the relief of the starving population of Spitalfidds, has frequently trans+ milted to the Mansion-house sums of money for the use of the distressed : " Roby . " My LonD,--Although Qom severe Illness C and astle confinement to my bed, it is with great difficulty that I can write. I cannot rts fraiu front endeavouring to convey to your Lordship the great sympathy that I f ee l f or t h e extreme distress of the Snitalffelila Weavers, than whom I am convinced n more holiest, industrious, peaceable, meritorious in time of riot, though suffering under pri vation and glair:As, class of the community does not exist, and therefore have much satisfaction in enclosing to your Lordship 6001. towards their relief. " In sending this donation I must add my opinion for their ins formation, that the present distress, which also is heavily felt its other articles of our trade and manufactures, cannot be imputable many measures which the present .Atiministrution has 0-fight IS right to propose and adopt, and th,it iz is my firm conviction that the steady perseverance of the Government in the liberal line of policy they are now posting will be productive of the grestett and most permanent advantages to the country. I have the bd. flour to be, my Lotd, your Lordship's very obedier.t humid( servant, " DARLINGTON." SPOR state that m of that place. It -xtent of letter froth , dated Rio laheiro 28th 91, 15. plum , chain, ten coils tar, two Ay-boat , lines, &c. tongues, and 1.; 2 part quadrant, zrew. We reather bow, Rt nine. meeting rile of answered with 'r lee bow the bound. He a large twenty pirate : wing no :ith our apers ill manned it with his own crew, each armed with a brace of pistols and a cutlass. 1 met them at the gangway, and remonstrated with them, but of course could not make the least impres sion. They told us that they wanted anchors, took pos session of the ship, and ordered out the skiff to take the plunder on board. The schooner is about 140 tons, mounting a 32-pounder; her crew appeared to composed of all nations, English not excepted." DIABOLICAL AND BARBAROUS ATTEMPT AT ASSAS SINATION.—III the afternoon of Tuesday se'nnight, as a labourer was at work upon the road near Bassinghani, in the vicinity of Lincoln, a man named Luke King, who had formerly been a brickmaker, and is a worthless character, came up to him and had some conversation with him, and whilst they were so engaged, John Pearson, a shoemaker, of Auuhrn, went past them on his way to the former vil lage. King, not knowing him, inquired of the road man who and what he was, and where he might be going to. The man not suspecting any evil (although he had previ. ously discovered that King had a gun with him), satisfied him as far as he war able, and added, that he thought he might be going to Bassinghatn, to collect some of his Christmas bills. "Fhe latter part of the answer appeared to be the chief object of the fellow's inquiries, for after having waited a considerable time for Pearson's return, he at last met him, and, shortly afterwards, just as Pearson was in the act of getting over a stile, he received the con. tents of the fellow's gun in his back, who was then and had kept within about twenty yards of him. The shoe^ maker, although wounded, turned round and exclaimed, " Now, you villain, I'll make you suffer for this I know you," an d t h e v ill a i n i mmediately decamped, this, was taken in his house the same evening, Pearson having met with a neighbour before he got home, to whom he related ail the circumstances. In King's house were found three or four old guns, the stocks of which were a good deal fresh burnt, in order, it is supposed, to prevent suspicion and identification. He was bad before Sir E. F. Brom• head, Bart. of Thurlhy, who immediately committed him to the Castle for trial. A ball has since been extracted from the wounded man, which weighs an ounce, but d it a good deal flattened in consequence of the obstructions it necessarily would meet with in ita proms& through the upper part of his back. H e now lies in a d and almt hope be les t s ween state te .hNpoatrtin piout to the one word, we 11 :eri;v7 i wXll exchanged cowardl y atrocity.—Baton Gazette, • t mayor eutertaitieu a large party of menus at SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. rday. ----........-- .ama is about to re-open with two new pictures TATTERSALL'S, Tut- esnaw, FEZ. 9. iety and interest. One of theta represents the The betting this afternoon, though not very brisk, was heavy', Rosalyn Abbey, the other a view of the town particularly on the Derby, for uhich it will tse seen , Cedric, who aof Rouen. The latter will give, among other has so long been in the hack ground, is getting up, and it is gbt and shade, a perfect representation o f th e thought that h e w ill shortly again become a prominent fav ou r* * . and disappearance of a rainbow, with its re- Rachael rose a tit t l e f ur t h e O a k s . A few p ets were made on the he sky and on the river. Rehltesworth, but very li tt l e was sa id a b out t h e St. Leger. DERBY.onarch 23 to 1 agst Ad vance 5 to 1 apt M et to state that the valuable salt-w or k s o f sabie and Urmson, at Frodaham, were consumed 11 to 1 apt The Moslem 38 to I apt Sorillst Monday evening last.—Liverpol Courier. (Tredrillat 25 to 1 agst Cedric •XD ITALIAN REPUGXI.I.—We are requ es t e d ll to 1 eget Gr amar i e 28 to 1 apt Norman (Rowena', 13 to 1 agst The G enera l 13 0 to 1 any other A so many instances of misrepresentation have 22 to I aim panic .e the Refugee Committee, that they deem it osas. • .o request the public will not attend to intlivi- 5} to 1 apt Pawn I9to 1 apt Bathed. , WOW without reference to some member of the 2 .to . 1 agst 11 ignionetts 11 to 4, apt Filligree 1. apt.Bljeabsell lis 1 - • or its secretary. Cases have come under the • I' • • . ' . to committee where clamorous, and sometimes '-- '' IT. LEOXII. 7 to 1 apt Bedlamite 21 2. TO !agar / 78 to a individuals have collected large sums from 11 to 1 apt Belzoni - lubscriptions, while the funds of the comm i t t ee 11 to 1 apt Crusader 2g t Calypso ! . rholly insufficient to relieve the deserving and the .. —_ _ _ ________. . to the extent and according to the urgency of The letters readied film Glasgow yesterday state thsie shies The public would secure thems e lve s there was mileb gloomieffong the comm erc i a l men o f t h at . nit and misrepresentation by a n imm e di ate re - city, but no fit res of any extent h a d ta k en p l ace. It he committee, who will on all occasion s b e most was reported that forgealls of bills, &c. t o t h e extent of . receiving personal or written application s f rom 36,000/. or 40 had been discover e d. attention may have been called to any case o f ~. PI" following is an ex t ra c t o f a l etter froth tong the refugees. The committ ee meet at t'aP ~ of the English brig Newcastl e , d ate d Ri o ick every Saturday, at Guildhall. de' J c. 6, 1825 ( arr i ve d at Rio Janeiro 2O t h —" . ILAVI:ay.—On Monday evening a public Vestry Nov. f 13, . mantle) : In lat. 6, 35, N. long 91 arded by a pirati ca l schooner, who pltur• the parishioners of St. Leonard's, Shoredit c h, W vit. the parish Church, for the purpose of taking trtell'. tee following stores, viz.: the hawser chain, Talon the propriety of petitioning both Ho - on , one stream and one kedge anchor, ten coils ent early in the present Session, pray,itig t , •sentage, five bales of canvass, one barrel of tar, two • Al% .., • Us and halyards, paint and oil, a new jolly-boat ampt and vigorous measures for the am. condition of slaves, and eventuall : -ai . . rs, all our apt& blocks, twine, and log lines, Stc. . o tierces of beef, two barrels of beef, hams, tongues, and . ..' 100 cwt. of bread, the medicine chest, porter, &c.; a part , ur West India Colonies. A yeti n t ,.. . . , served unanimously, and copies fo 7 le i ow places. • : ' of the cabin furniture, clothes, watches, a quad rant , ENCH PoLice.—The Courri er F ranco i s r e ( "- cheeses, &c., and all th e c l oc h es o f t h e crew. We Istance of the unwarrantab , ference of the first saw the schooner at 6 A.m. on our weather b ow , aria. Three or fuse bun is o f th e on the opposite tack. A breeze sp r i ng i ng up a b out n i ne. sea of the capital hale bee years to in keeping our course we brought her right a-head meeting otel at the corner of the /Is , . s'. .s Italiens. us. When we came within about half a mile of r, known by the name of, her and hoisted the e n s i gn, t h e sc h ooner answered whiz . 4 • de la rue nt, was so composed that it at give any the French flag. Wh e n s h e came on our lee bow the I i . rage to the Government; t o f its meet- Captain hailed us, inquiring where we were bound. He o connexion with politico, e have never then ordered my p a p ers on b oar d , and exhibited a large it spoke ill of the congregtti is evening, gun between his fore and ma i n masts, w i th a b out twenty Commissary of Police ca the society, and 7 hands on deck. I t h en suspected that she was a pirate . we were totally unp re p are d f or res i stance, having no s from M. Delavau that% iety was di sso l ve d, erybody was to retire. ona gers protested powd er on b oar d. I sent the mate and two hands with our easure for which there to be no reason, papers ; be ordered them out o f t h e b oat and manned it . tl a delay of some da , ng which the Peers with his own crew, eac h arme d w i t h a b race of pistols and ies who belong to iety will, perhaps, a cutlass. 1 met them at the gangw a y, an d remonstrate d making the Pref: Police understand with them, but of course could not make th e least imp res - ers would have no , ult than to trouble sion. They told us th a t th e y wante d anc h ors, took pos- . :itizens, whose assenibly is wholly in o ff ens i ve . session of the ship, and ordered out the skiff to take the !under on board. 'Phi, schooner is about 140 tons , la, as no games of h azar d wersi pl aye d i n t hi s P .. _ ,NOW FASHIONABLR INTIithICBNCR. Among other distinguished fashionftbles at the TloAager Mar. cliioneas of Salisbury'a card party on Weilneadav evening, in Ar lington -street. were the Marquis of Hertford, F,mily Marchioness; of Londonderry. the Countess of Antrim, the Country' ot Charle villelaciounteria Hampden, Lord mid Lsdy Tnitamore. the Earl Westmorland,W of Lori St. lielen the Vice-Chancellor, Lady MooneEdgecun i ne., Sir Timms+ an:l Lady Farquhar. Si Charles and Lady Ogle, Sir H enry Willoughby, Judy 'farmed, Sir Geo. Warreilder, the Attnr ne y.G enera l and Lady Copley, Sir Charlet. and Mks Fldwer, Mr. and Jln. Arbuthnot, Mr. Drutnrnond, Mr. &c. The Countess of Essex entertained a party of the hart ton yeat. terday evening, at her house, in Ilili-street, Berkeley-square. Lady Owydyr entertained a select party of the haat ton on Wed nesday evening. at her house in Pi cca dill y . Sir George Warretider, Bart. entertained a distinguished party at dinner yesterday. at his house, Whitehall.place. The Duke of Norfolk left town yesterday morning fur his seat, Fornham, The Illarquis and Marchioness of Hastings and the four Duties Hastings and suite left the Burlington Hotel, ()Id Burlington street, yesterday morning, for Portsmouth, where they are ex pected to embark immediately for Malt*. Lord Roden left ditto for Lincolnshire. '1 he Earl and Countess of Hardwick and family have arrived at their house in St. James's-square. fr o m Brighton. The Counties of Carbon-, pton has arrive] at her house in Bruton street, Berkeley-square, front her seat in hent. Dowager Viscountess Hampden has arrived at her house in Green -street, f Irosvenor-square. Lord Robert Spencer has arrived at his house in Arlington-street, from his seat, 1,1 oodbettlng, Sussex. The Hon. Henry Arundel left town yesterday for Wardour Cast„le. T. W. Beaumont, Esq. 111. P. has arrived In town from a tour. George Si:vertop Esq. has arrived at the Clarend o n Hot e l, Bond -street, from Brighton. Ale. and Mrs. Dashwood have arrived at Lord Yarborough'e, in Arlington-street, front their seat in Lincolnshire. On iVednesday evening, abods Ail*. his Grace the Duke of Wellington left hie residence in Piccadilly, to proceed on his embassy to St. Petcrahurgh, on his spe cial mission to the Emperor, to congratulate his Imperial Majesty on his accession to the Throne. His Grace's car riage was followed by two others, in which were his Grace's suite, consisting of Lord Fitzroy Somerset, the Honour able Captain Cathcart, the Duke's Aid-de-Camp, Lord Dunglass, and Mr. Jerningham.; We understand that Lord Francis Gower, although not in his Grace's suite, Dr. Home, Mr. Haviland, the King's messenger, and a German eouri• r, also accompanied him. His Grace was to proceed to Dover, and to embark on board a steam packet commanded by Captain Hamilton. Yesterday afternoon, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign Office, in Downing-street, which was attended by all the Cabinet Ministers, with the ex ception of the Lord Chancellor and the Duke of Wel lington. The Council sat in close deliberation till past four o'clock. Yesterday afternoon the Governor and Deputy-Governor of the Bank of England, after attending a meeting of the Bank Directors at the Bank of England, proceeded to the Earl of Liverpool's house in, Whitehall, where they had an interview with the Earl of Liverpool and the Chancel lor of the Exchequer, after the Noble Earl and Right Honourable Gentleman had retutued from attending the Cabinet Council. • Mr. Secretary Canning was prevented from attending the cabinet dinner at the Earl 'of Westmorland's on Wednesday. being affected by a slight cold. The Lord Mayor entertained a large party of friends at dinner yesterday. The Diorama is about to re-open with two new pictures of great variety and interest. One of there represents the interior of Rosalyn Abbey, the other a View of the town and environs of Rouen. The latter will give, among other effects of light and shade, a perfect representation of the appearance and disappearance of a rainbow, with its re flection in the sky and on the river. We regret to state that the valuable salt-works of Messrs. Croabie - - by fire on Monda: SPANISH •NT to state that so come before the their duty to reqt dual applications committee, Of notice of the commit undeserving individL individual subscriptions, bare been wholly insufficien) unobtrusive to the -- their necessities. against deceit and _ ference to the commit desirous of receiving those whose attention distress among the twelve o'clock every NEGRO SLAV' - Meeting of the was held in the k into consideration of Parliament earl: to adopt prompt ar Lion of the condit slavery in our Wo effect was carried cure at various pl THE FRENCH a curious instance Police of Paris. ' highest classes meet in a hotel This society, known de Grammont, sort of umbrage u. ing had no connex, heard that it spoke however, a Comp announcd from . and that everybod , against a measure and obtained a delay and Deputies who succeed in making that his orders would -4,.. ;1