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P.4SMONARLE IVTELLIGENCR. Earl and Countess Brownlow entertained a distinguished party nt dinner on Thursday. at their house in Cavendish square. In she evening her Ladyship had an elegant assembly, which was very riusterously and fashionably attended. The Hon. Mrs. Pelham gave her first rout for the season on Thursday evening, at her house in Connaught•pla:c. The preps. nations on the occasion were in the first style of elegance and splen. dor. There were present upwards of three hundred persons of the haaf ton. Lady Ilarriet Bagoes ball on Thursday evening, in Great Cum. berland.street, was very elegantly attended. The Duchess of Northuntlxvlsnd has issued cards of invitation for another grand assembly on the 11th inst. at Northumberland House. Lord and Lade Dufferin entertained Emily Marchioness of Lon. heir home in FOREIGN lIVTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. Yesterday we received the Paris Papers of Wednesday. I From the Etoilr.l This riper contains the proceedings in the Chamber of Peers, in the sitting of the 2d instant, upon s he new Finance law. A long discussion took place, as to the order that should be observed in the debate upon the proposed amendments of M. the Count Roy. whon it was determined that the sense of the Chamber should be taken on each of the amendments in succession. The first amend. 'went amendment was then taken into consideration. which was supported by M. Roy. and opposed by the Duke de Narbonne, and the Minister of Finance. Upon a division. an secutia, the numbers ran so close that it was lost by a majority of only two, the numbers being 112 for, and 114 a gainst. . . he dorderry and a liege party at dinner on Thu rsday, at ti 1 The following is described as the manner in which this great Cavendish-aquare. 1 , financial operation is to be carried into effect:— The Dowager ;Marchioness of Salisbury hail a card party yester • The operation shall be successively effected by fifths, upon day evening. at her house in Arlington-street. each portion Mr. Secretary Canning will have • grand dinne r p art y to-morrow, vers ion or liquidation in the quarter which follows that in which at Gloucester Lodge. the arm shall have been effected, for another fifth. M The ?arquis of Tavistock had a grand dinner party on Thurs. „'I opera tion To provide for the liquidation of each fifth, the Minister will day, l , St his house in Arlington - street . a loan upon the new funds, in 3 per cents. and d per cents., Lord Sherburne had a large party at dinner yesterday, at his I open. oy . he medium of public bidding. house in Lower Grosvenor-street. The Rev. Sir +. C. Jerruhie entertained a distinguished party of `The 1 per cents. will be received in payment at par, and by' preference as laid: d'aeindiration. friends at dinner yesterday, at his house in Hanover.square. " The autplus of the fund will be supplied by the capitalists The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury left town yesterday, admitted by adjudication, to charge themselves with the payments fur their teat, Hatfield, for a few days. K i which may be required." The Marquis of Lothian and Lord henry enerr arrived n town , The following arc extracts from this Paper. We need hardly yesterday. from Scotland. , remind our readers that the intelligence front Mexico, in the Henry Witham, Esq has arrived at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's- Madrid Gazettes, is not so late, by nearly a month, as that which Street, from his seat in Northumberland. Departures :—The Hon. we have mes published. We stated . on Tuesday, that at the date of Charles and Wilbraham Tollemache, for their seat , Hainfield I i th e last na from our Commissioner there, which was to the Place, Hefts; James Spurrier, Eaq. for his stilt in Hants. • ' 13th March, Mr. Harvey had engaged a house for a twelvemonth. Departures from the St. Petcrsburgh Hotel. Miver-street :— E ar l 1 It sheiks what sort of news from South America will serve for the Minto, on a lour ; Captain and lady Lucy Peel. , politicians of Madrid and Paris : Mr. and Mrs. Bastard and family have arrived at the British 110. " The news from Mexico of the 20th February represents that tel. JarnlynAtreet. from a tour. I cs "tal, as well as the whole country, to be in complete anarchy. Mr. and 31rs. Devaux have left Gordon's Hotel, Albemarle , Tr. nixie* of Isobel have threatened to pillage Mexico. if they did street, for Ramsgate. pay them what was due. They gave them two hundred thou. Coursed and Alta . Madden have arrived at Holding's Hotel, I 12°1 sand piastres. which was furnished by the English, on which thcy Dover-street, from Lichfield. I were again quiet. Various bands of other troop , * are flying about Arrivals at 3livan's Hotel, Lower Brook-street :—N. Sutton, 1 the country, and have pillaged a courier. bearer of eighty thousand FAq. sod Mrs. Sutton and family, from a tour. - histres, escorted by merchant, of the United States. Carr:peachy Areiralsat Blake's Hotel,JernivnAtreet :—Mr. and Mrs. Davison ! diso be y s the orders of the Executive." and Orally. Dtures :—Sir • Davidge and Lady Gould, tor : MADRID, Max 29. their seat in Hert&edshire. A letter from San l'agn di Chili. of the 12th January, states Arrivals at Flagdnn's Hotel, Oxford-street :—Sir Henry Fite_ that the Royalist army have got en great an ascendancy that a great f,erbett, Bart from Derbyshire; the Honourable Thompson and has taken place, and they have been triumphant in every bin. Vannick, from Sussex ; Mr. and Mrs. Sanders ; R. Heath- p d .a n .k r cote, Esq. from itudfardshire t T. Hill, jun. Esq. from Stour- a "..' • . Our coast is blockaded by the corsairs of the Royalists, which bridge ; W. P. Neale.. Esq. 16th Lancers, from Maidstone; James , have already taken ten vessels. It is said that Valparaiso and Lima Whyte, Esq. from Devonshe; and H. Sharpe, Esq. from the Continent. Departures :— Mr. and Mrs. Jekin, and 31iss Harvey I are blockaded. on s', tour • Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Wino and 'family, ditto; the I Rev. J. iriptock, for the Isle of Wight; Admiral Markham, 111. P. and John Markham, Esq. for Sussex. PARIS, JUNI' 2. It is said that the garrison of Paris is going to be reinforced by two regiments of artillery. They also speak of the formation of a camp about Paris for the Royal guard. French Rentes opened at 104 f. 2.5 c. ; closed at 104 f. 50e. ; end of the month, 103 f. 13c.; and closed at 103 f. 35 c., after baring been 105 1. 50 c. Neapolitan. 90i. THEATRES. DRURY•LANE. Those " illustrious foreigners," the King and Queen of the Sandwich Islands, " honoured" this theatre last night with their august presence. The royal box was superbly fitted up for the occasion, and at half price the theatre was exceedingly crowded. Their Majesties, as we sup pose we must style them, in compliance with the etiquette strangely pursued towards these persons, entered the the atre at an early hour, and were welcomed with the national anthem, and considerable applause. The gooa-na tnre of an English audience would not suffer these singular travellers to feel discomposed by a cool recep tion, though we are satisfied their general treatment 'by the populace would have been more hearty, if a silly attempt had not been made to exalt them to a rank which becomes ridiculous when applied to the chieftain of such a state of society as they belong to. The piece selected for the entertainment of their copper-coloured Majesties was Rub Roy, and we think the selection was well made. The -liveliness of the action, and the sweetness of the music, could not fail to arrest the attention even of an aboriginal inhabitant of Van Dieman's Land. The Queen seemed highly diverted at several passages. Ilia Majesty preserved a dignified solemnity, unmoved by any thing that passed Isefore his eyes, until the Eidophusicon was displayed, and then he appeared particularly attracted by the eruption of Vesuvius. On the conclusion of the performance, their Majesties, on their retirement, were again applauded, but, as early in the evening, they stooped not from their lofty station to acknowledge the compliment. We really cannot help repeating, that the treatment of this wandering couple has uvonred somewhat of a burlesque upon monarchy. It is not too late to abridge the folly. COVENT-GARDEN. After the fifth representation of Charles the Second, or the Merry Monarch, in which Mr. Kemble and Mr. Jones sustained, with their usual excellence, the parts of the gay and vacillating Charles and his witty favourite, a new melo-drama was produced, entitled The Castellan's Oath. Like all melo-dramas, its foundation is very weak, and its 'success is mainly dependent onthe beautiful scenery and occasional catching incidents, to which it owes its being, and which preserve its existence ; but The Castellani Oath has "inexplicable dumb show and noise" than the gene. rality of pieces of a similar description ; and it excites a much greater interest than we anticipated from any production ushered before the public, with so much attention to the an often repeated melo-dramatie titles of " Jailer," Confi dant," " Betrothed," and " Deposed." The plot is briefly this : IVincesisos (Mr. Chapman) has usurped the throne of Poland, and imprisoned his nephew, the deposed Prince Albert (Mrs. Vining) in the castle of Zodiski (Mr. T. P. Cooke), the Castellan of Lemberg. Albert escapes, and the King visits the Castellan, in order to ascertain that the Prince is in safe keeping. The Cas tellan is believed to have betrayed his trust, and ordered to execu tion • at the moment, Albert returns, and preserves his life. A plot has been formed to give the young Prince liberty and his king dom, and the usurper extorts from the Castellan an " oath" to stab hit prisoner If any attempt were made to rescue him. This oath gives the piece Its title. Adolph& (Mrs. Faucit), the wife of the Castellan, enters the dungeon to enable Albert to escape, and she is followed by her husband, who hears the alarm of " Rescue !" and rushes to stab the Prince and fulfil his oath. Adolph& inter and wrests the dagger from his hand. The insurgents Ce se ak s, into the dungeon, declare that the tyr ant is their pri soner, and proclaim Albert, Poland's King.' The play then, of course, terminates. . . It was received throughout with marked approbation, and given out for repetition, on Tuesday next, with consi derable applause. The character were all well sustained, particularly those by Mr. T. P. Cooke, Mr. Blanchard, liirs. Faucit, and Mrs. Vining, and the scenery was very beautiful. The farce of Fortune's Frolic followed, and the perfect acting of Mr Rayner, in the part of Rohin Anwhhead, atoned for the nonsense which; even in a farce, would be otherwise unbearable. The house was well filled, notwithstanding the superior attraction of " their Majesties of the Sandwich Island," and " God save the King," at the rival theatre. Monsieur Alexandre is delighting the good people of Glasgow with the display of his wonderful powers of ven triloquism. LACONIC ADICU.—A gentleman who by mere chance strolled into a coffee-house where he met with a Captain of his acquaintance, on the point of sailing to New York, and from whom he received an invitation to accompany him, which he accepted, taking care, however, to inform his wife of it, which he did in these terms—" Dear wife, I am going to America, your's truly." her answer was not at all inferior either in laconism or tenderness—" lkar hus band, a pleasant voyage, your's, &c." The Sale of the Second Poition of the late Sir Mark Sykes's magnificent Library was concluded on Thursday ; it will be succeeded by a third part immediately after the holidays. This Library is unquestionably the finest which hat been sold since the late Duke of Itoxburgh's • it abounds in literary treasures, and possesses a. matchless collection of books printed in the fifteenth century, an extraordinary collection of the productions of our earlier bards, and is particularly rich in rare specimens of the Aldine prem. 'f he two parts which have already been sold have produced more than fourteen thousand pounds, and we understand the ensuing part will prove equally choice and curious. One of the boats intended for Captain Franklin's land expedition was last week launeLed from the communica tion bridge, Chatham, in the presence of Lieut.-Colonel Pesky, the projector, and Dr. Richardson, the enterprising companion of Franklin. The boat was christened by the eldest daughter of Lieut.-Col. Pasley, " The Nutshell " which form it resembles. The frame work is made of ash, fastened without nails, over which is an entire case of double canvass, inelosing a lining of dissolved India rubber. Her weight before entering ,the water was t43lbs. She is capable of carrying four persons, and 3501 b. weight of ballast. Lieut.-Col. Pesky and three officers of the Royal Engineers sailed across the Medway, and afterwards to the Dock-yard, where she was taken to pieces, and carried upon the shoulders of two men to the Artillery Barracks.— Kent Herald. EVENTS AT LISBON. BRITISH MERCHANTS ARRESTED.—THE BRITISH EMBASSY IN PORTUGAL. The undersigned Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo tentiary of his Majesty the King of Great Britain, has the honour to kelt before the Marquis de Palmetto, Minister Secretary of State for }foreign Affairs of his MOM Faithful Majesty, the enclosed re presentation, which he has received from a number of English mer chants resident in this capital, on account of the everts which have &ken place within these few days. The undersigned though, as well as the petitioners, he has no idea of interfering in the internal government of his Most Faithful Majesty, or wit h . the ordinary and legal administration of justice, cannot but feel himself justified in expressing with them his own uneasiness at the view of the proceedings, which have been acknow leged to be irregular and illegal, but which proceed in such a man ner, and to such an extent, to every class of peaceful subjects, that if they do not directly comprehend the persons and property of the subjects of his Britannic Majesty, attack indirectly their principal interests, and threaten, by their continuance, to put an end to all commercial relations between them and the subjects of his Most Faithful Majesty. The undersigned earnestly requests his Excellency to lay this repre sentation before his Majesty, expressing to him at the same time his ardent wish that his Majesty may be pleased to give the most posi tive orders to put an end to these illegal arrests, and for the resto ration of thst regular and legal administration which has for so RUMP years happily consolidated the interest of the subjects of his Majesty with those of Great Britain. The undersigned take this opportunity to express. &e. (Signed) EDWARD THORNTON. Lisbon, May 6, 1824. TO all EDWARD THORNTON, ENVOY AAAAA oaroistanr AND MINISTER FIT:NIPOTENTIARY OF MIS BRITANNIC MAJES TY AT TIIE CorllT OF PORTFOAL. We, the undersigned merchants, English subjects residing in Lisbon, seeing the extraordinary occurrences of the last few dam during which persons connected with us by the relations of coin merce and partnership, have been suddenly torn from their families and business , and thrown into prison in the most unusual, and, as it seems, illegal manner, exciting the most alarming apprehensions for the security of our persons and the property which we confided to them, hasten to apply to your Excellency . to claim that protec tion which you may afford us as representa tive of our august Sove reign. Hating the most complete reliance on the spirit of justice, the benevoleet disposition, and ardent desire of his Must Faithful Majesty for the good of his people, we are persuaded that, by the intervention of your Excellency, his 51ajesty will deign to order the adoption of such measures as will calm our fears and restore our confidence, without which our commercial transactions will be completely interrupted, and our personal security and property ex posed to great hazard. We confidently hope that your Excellency will take such step. on the subjezt of our representation as will be the best calculated to obtain the object desired. We have the honour, &c. &c. Lisbon, May 5, 1124. (The Signatures.) LISBON, MAT 21. The Cavite contains the following official documents:— "FRENCH EMBASSY IN PORTUGAL. " Lisbon, May 3, 1824. " Not knowing how far he can recur to the legitimate authority , foe the immediate remedy of an arbitrary act, against which he pro tests in the name of his Sovereign, as he also protests in his name , against all that was done and pas sed on the fatal 90th of April, at least as far as regards the rights of the throne, the interests of all Kings whom legitimacy unites together, and lastly to the reciprocal r relattons between States as laid down by the law of nations; and i not desiring to embarra ss by a claim for reparation which may be unseasonable, a Minister always faithful to his Sovereign, Baron , Hyde de Neurille requests the Marquis of Pelmet!' to be pleased to send the annexed declaration, and the keys of the Church of St. , Louis, to the individual who violated the possession of his most Christian Majesty, in case the release of the Chaplain of St. Louis, arrested on the mere order of a subject of the King, without his Majesty's authority, cannot take place immediately, n release which would at least be a beginning of reparation. It is the duty of the Ambassador of France, as well towards his most Faithful Majesty, as towards his august master, to perform immediately this act, re serving to himself to proceed in the sequel as the importance of the ease requires. Baron de Neuville begs his Excellency the Marquis de Palmella to accept the assurance of his diatingufshed consideration and esteem. THE FRENCH LEGATION IN LISBON. Lisbon, May 6. 1824. Senior Marquis—The subjects of his Majesty the King, my I master, established in Lisbon, are so alarmed by the extraotslinary events of which we are witnesses, that I have to request of your Excellency whether such a state of things is to be prolonged If it does not newt., I shall have to ask of your Excellency passports for many fannies, who wiU rather embark for France and abandon everything—their commerce and fortune—titan live in the midst of t a x and anarchy. Accept, Ba. II 1 . DE HE NEUVILLE. To his Excellency the Marquis Palmella, &e. lassoz, Mar 24. The Gazette contains a circular letter to the Generals in the Pro siren, informing them that all orders issued from the 30th April I to 9th May, during which time the country was in a state of anar. chy, and which were issued by the intrusive Chief of the Staff, I Lieutenant-General Manoel de Brito Mozinho, arc null and Void. • —Dated I3th May, Another circular to the Generals is as follows :- 1 The horrible consequences of a plan subversive of the esta blished Government of his Majesty, and of the public tranquil. lity, being happily checked, and his Majesty having, by wise and rigorous measures, restored the order which perverse or misled per sons sought to overthrow, his Majesty orders you to be informed, that this happy event is by no means to cause ary relaxation in the execution of all those measures of police, instructions, &c. hi. therm given to prevent the absurd and anti-monarchical principles established by th e faction of the 24th of August, 11G0, from farther deluding any of his subjects; on the contrary, the King recommends to you the greatest vigour in the execution of the said measures, and particularly to concur with the Magistates of the Province, in order that the present events may not serve as a pre text to the said faction to conceive new hopes against the Royal power; and Ilk Faithful Majesty not having spared any means to cut up by the roots the machinations of the :Seth of April. at the expense of the most painful uerificee, has therefore given the moat decisive proof that lie never will permit any faction whatever to dare to disturb the tranquillity of his subjects, or in any manner to &thick the authority which Providence has given him, and which his Ma jesty will always maintain, with the-firmness and dignity suitable to the respect due to his Royal person and to the good of the peo ple whom he governs, by the Divine Mercy, and who, front duty and love, arc the lirstiobject of his paternal care.--God preserve. &c. CONDE DE SUB SERR.I. Palace of Bemposta, 22d May, 1824. 1470 A R.—The demand for Muscovado this week has been steady; the few good Sugars on show found a ready sale at full prices ; the low Inomns are hold with MOTE firmness, but in the latter few sales um trimmest ; there is no alteration whatever in the currency this week. In the Refined Market, there is more doing this morning in enished Sugars, and the wholesale Groceni continue to take parcels for the home consumption, but there is no life in the mil", and the plies. are without alteration.—lllolasses are henry to day at 2fis. In Foreign Nugars no purchases an reported. SOUTH AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE BRITISH COIII3IISSIONERS IN THE CAPITA n t. OF 'COLOMBIA. We yesterday received the following important intelli *cute, brought by the Vittoria, from Jamaica, whidt has arrived at Kinsale. - ---------- BOGOTA, MARCH 7. [From the Gaerta de Colambia. 1 On the lit instant arrived in this capital, Colonel Hamilton and Lieutenant-Coloncl Campbell, subjects of the Government of his Britannic Majesty, charged with in important commission to our Government. The Governor of the province of Mariquita cpter. tained these Geotlemen eta dinner at Honda, .at which they :e they eypressed their sentiments of respect ancicoosiclera&ti for the Government of his llritsonic 3/ijesty and 4hz Eag:ish nation, and fur tile Government and T.cople of Colombia. Mr. Hamilton and his companion drank " To the Independence of the Republic," and "To the President" and "Vii•e-President." The Colon. bians, "To King George I V'."—"The British Nation, and its liberal Institutions." .*. . . . We have also learnt, with pleasure, that the Gentlemen who have been appointed Consuls, or l'ocrimercial Agents, on the part' of the English Government, to the ports of Guayra and Cartha gena, have met with a cordial reception there. The Executive Power has appmred of the marks of friendship and esteem which the Alagistnites of those departments have sliewo in the name of the Republic and of this Covernment. [From the same Paper.] CO NG It ESis. .Benno. Argots and Tallafurro, Senators of the Republic for the department of the Inthmon, are already in thin capital. There are only two 31embers of the Senate wanting to complete the conntitu tional number; they are on the rood. and an they may be expected very noon, we shall have the satisfaction of seeing the Congress installed earlier than it was last year. We learn from a Gentleman who has arrived by the same con veyance, that he met the British Commissioners on their road to Bogota, and had an interview with them. They were highly pleased with their reception, and with the state in which they found the country. Colonel Hamilton told the gentleman referred to, that be should seed for his wife and family.—We are further in formed by these advice% that thcatpAplif of Columbia continues is the most satisfactory Msg. Extract of a letter from Lieut. Crawley, of his Majesty's cutter firt.cian. to Vice-Admiral Sir L. W. Hafted, K.C.B. Commander in-Chief, dated 15th of April, Milt— " A short time previous to my first arrival at Camprachr, the Government of that place had declared war against Old Spain; and on my returning there, the Ai of March. I found that the town of Merida, the capital of the province of Footman, not coin ciding with the measures adopted by the Authorities of Campesehy, hod marched an army of about 2,0110 towards that place, who were within twelve miles of the town when I left. The merchants were in consequence making preparations to leave it, which a number of the inhabitants had done before." The Ilove Jamaica packet h arrived—sailed 19th April. The latest accounts from Peru represent Canterac as making successful head against Bolivar, and that he manifested no disposition to surrender. Colonel Hamilton, expected by the packet, is not conic home in her. the kingdom of Sweden, rim the Ist of June of the present year (WN.) In witness whereof, the undersigned hat signed the present De claration, and has affixed ;beret° the seal of hot arms. I)rine at Stockholm, the twenty-fourth day of April, in the year of our I,onl I fit! t. ( S.) LAURENT COUNT D'ENGESTROM. CONVENTION OP COMMERCP BETWEEN NMI INITANNIC M T AND THE KING Or PACSMA.--SIONED AT LONDON, APRIL 2,182 t. His Majesty the King of the United 'kingdom of Great BritiVri and Ireland, and his Majesty the King of Prussia, being equally desirous of extending and increasing the euninifrcial intercourse between their respective States, and of afliordiag every facility and encouragement to their subjects engaged in such intcrcourse ; and beinof opinion that nothing will more contribute to the attainment of t heir mutual wishes in this respect than a reciprocal ahmgation of all discriminating and countervailing Lore which are now de manded and levied upon the ships or productions of either nation in the ports of the other, have appointed theft. Plenipotentiaries to conclude a Convention for chat purpose; that is to say . His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain anal Ireland, the Right lion. George Canning, a Member of his said Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, 4 31ein1ier of ,Parliament. and his said M ijesty's Principal secretary of State for Foreign Afliiir ; and the Right lion. William Huskisson, Member of his said Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, a Member of Parliament, President of the Committee of Privy Coun cil for A;Toirs of Trade and Foreign Plantations, and Treasurer of his said Majesty's Navy : And his Majesty the King of Prussia. the Baron de Werther, his said Majesty's Chamberlain, and his Envoy Estraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of his Britannic Majesty, who, after having communicated to each other their respective full potters, found to be in due and proper form, 'have tgreed upon and concluded the following Articles:— Article 1. From and after the lse day of May next Prussian ves sels entering or departing from the ports of the United Kingdom of - Great Britain and Ireland, and British vessels entering or departing from the ports of his Prussian Majesty's dominions, *hall not be subject to sny,other or higher duties or charges whatever than are or *ball be levied on mammal vessels entering or departing from such ports respectively. Article 2. All articles of the growth, produce, or manufacture of any of the dominlims pf either of the high contracting pumice. which are or shall be permitted to be imported into, or exported from, the pints of the United. Kingdom and of Prussia. respec tively, in vessels of the onc 'country, shall in like manner be per mitted to be imported infd and exported from those ports in vessels of the other. Article 3. AU articles not of the growth, produce, or manufac ture of the dominions of his Britannic 111austy, which can legally be imported from the United Kingdom of Groat Britain and Ire. land into the ports of Prussia, in British ships, shall be subject only to the same duties as are payable upon the like articles if Im ported in Prussian ships ; and the same reciprocity shall be observed in the pom of the United Kingdom, in respect to all articles not the growth. produce, or marufacture of the dominions of his Prussian 3la . jcsty, whichtan legally he imported into the ports of the United Kingdom in Phissian ships. Article 4. All goods, wares, and merchandise which can legally be imported into the ports of either coL . m . tj, shall be admitted at the same rate of duty, whether in vessels of the other country or in national vessels ; and all goods, wares, or merchap dire, which can be legally exported from the ports of either country, shall be entitled to the same bounties, drawbacks, and allowances, whether exported in vessels of die other country or in national vessels._ Article 5. No priority or preference shall be given, directly or indirectly, by the Government of either country, or by any com pany, corporation, or agent, acting on its behalf, or under its autho rity, in the purchase of any article the growth, produce, or manu facture of either country, imported into the other, on account of, or in reference to, the character of the vessel in which such article was imported ; it being the true intent and meaning of the hig h . contracting parties, that no distinction or difference whatever she'll be made in this respect. Article 6. The present Convention shall be In force for the term of ten years from the date hereof ; and further, until the end of twelve months after either of the high contracting parties shall have given notice to the other of its intention to terminate the same ; each of the high contracting parties reserving to itself the right of giving such notice to the other at the end of the said term of ten years. And it is hereby agreed between them, that at the expira tion of twelve months after such notice shall have been received by either party from the other, this Convention, and all the provisions, thereoh shall altogether cease and determine. Article 7. The present Convention shall be ratified, and the rati fications shall be exchanged at London within one month from the date hereof, or sooner if possible. In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the same, and have affixed thereto the seals of their arms. Done at London, the second day of A pril , in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twerity.four. S. GEORGE CANNING. L.S.) W. IIeSKISSON. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BRITISH PRESS. Sts,—Permit me, through the medium of your Journal, in which the impolicy of the Combination Laws has been so clearly and ably illustrated, to offer some observations upon a letter which yesterday appeared in The Times under the signature of J. W., which seems to be intendej as a defence of those laws, and which conveys some reflec tions upon the evidence of an individual, which went to prove that the principle of those laws was at once oppres sive and mischievous. Mr. J. W. says, that his "precious situation of printer" has given him some knowledge of the Combination Laws. What does he mean by his previous situation ? Does he mean his situation previous to his having become what now he is -a Ruler over Printers? 1)oes he refer to the days of other times, when he was not, as now, the Monarch of Printing lhouse-square ? If he refers, as no doubt he does, to this period, I should be glad to know what knowlidge his then situation could give him of the Combination Laws, more than is possessed by any journeyman of any other t rade in this wide city of London, and on what ground it is that he claims to be a more competent judge of them ? " I am aware that one who takes that part in the dispute which I think it my duty to sustain, may be deemed hostile to the jour. Deymen ; though they may perhaps find, when it is too late, that the policy which would exempt them from the operation of the Combination Laws, and leave them within the occasional grasp of the old law against conspiracy, is a policy much store grinding and severe; for the old law at once encouraged conspiracies (the term then used for combinations) by the frequency of its application • and, when put in force, crushed the convicted with the heaviest and I most disgraceful penalties. By the laws which it is now sought to I repeal, both a milder tent is applied to the offence, and a more le nient treatment follows conviction." As to the old common law being more severe against com bination than the old statute law, the fact is not true, inas much as the former inflicted for the first offence twenty days imprisonment, after a regular trial by Jury, and the latter inflicts three months imprisonment, by a summary convic tion before Justices of the Peace. But whether the com mon law or the statute law is the most oppressive towards the journeymen, is not the qua stion at issue. The point before the Committee and before the public is, whether the Combination Laws arc not unjust in their principle, par tial in their application, and mischievous in their result ; and these points J. W. does not appear qualified, by his "previous situation," to discuss, since he confines himself to observations so general as to require no comment, and so common-place as not to be worth an answer. J. W. delivers himself, in a tone somewhat oracular, thus— " That the Committee have proceeded—l will not say rashly, but--upon misinformation, will be evident from a alight attention to the evidence of 31r. Richard Taylor, printer. " In reply to some introductory questions, he states that he has been a printer about 29 years—that he has turned his attention to the Combination Laws—and that his opinion is, that they are of no service. Ile afterwards states as follows " There were some men imprisoned for combining a great many years ago, and that created a great deal of misunderstanding ; for they were some of the most respectable of the workmen—those who had been entrusted by their fellow-workmen at large to nego• elate an advance of prices with the masters ; and of course the in flicting of imprisonment on men who were generally respected, was a thing which created a great deal of ill-blood : a deal of mischief I was the consequence of it.' " Mr. Richard Taylor, then, here states, that a great deal of mischief was effected by that prosecution. Rut what will the Com mittee say, if, when thit evidence is put right, it shall be found to reflect, not upon the Combination Laws now attempted in be re pealed, but upon the old common law, which it is intended to leave in force *:•" 11 hatever J. W. may think of it, this sort of stuff will not pass as reasoning beyond the precircts of Apothecaries " Mr. Richard Taylor," lie tells us, " here states, that a great deal of mischief was effected by that prosecu tion." Good. If J. W. deities this assertion, he should have proceeded to disprove. it. Ile, no doubt, knew all about it, and if this prosecution was not mischievous, but productive of utility and good effect, it was incumbent on him to produce his counter-stsitt ment, and it was open to him to do so. But he does no such thing—but replies to it by asking, " What will the Committee say of that evi dence, not upon the Combination Laws, but upon the old Common Law ?" What is this question to the purpose? Mr. Taylor asserted an intelligible fact—viz., that certain I journeymen printers, of respectable character, havi - been • • evidence and the inference of the witness just Where he 'found it..—Fire pounds for a logician that will Nast ibis! " Well, but," says the ARISTOTLE of filackfriare.." Mr. Taylor makes a slight mistake as to the fact ; which mis take being corrected, the whole tide of his evidence tq turned away from the Combination Laws, anti Wide to hear against the Coatinon Law for conspiracy; for if 1 atte right, as to the proweution to which Mr. Taylor rakes, this men then prosecuted were not prosecuted upon the Comb nation Laws, and :he mischief then said to be dose was not occasioned by petting the Combination Lasts in fora-. for those laws were never applied to." What had tbit nett of neutral nonsense to Jowl!' the fact ? What MOM it whether the Common or Statute Law was spirifissay Ap pealed to ? Mr. Taylor's evidence and his obarations apply to the principk• which pervades them bete, sad it was the injustice of this principle, and its oppressive gelation, that he described as so tnischievona in its Consequenoes, anti to which alone I7is statement refers. As to afey defence of the Cure Witution Lattiz at this time of def, why, Sir, it must moire all the brass of Friar Bacons brazen head to keep a man in countenance while he attempts it. As for "J. W." he should either soften bra malignity or sharpen hi wit.; : were he to sit as Judy. in a case of comhinution among his own workmen, I suspect he mould pas.% sentence somewhat in the merciful spirit of Abiidolt, in elc farce— . " Let them all breakfast— Each a loaf of Woad And then let every printer— Lose him head." • A TOOINEY3tAN. REASWyS EQUITAIME JIANg AMERICAN TARIFF BILL. (From the New York National :Mimetic of May 1.1 No business of interest was transacted in either House on Tues day. Local concerns generally were under consideration. The resolution in the House of Representatives for holding an afternoon Session was rescinded, and the Tariff Bill was not 'acted upon in Senate. Several Members have returned to their homes, probably with an intention of resuming their seats; but if any alterations should be made in the Tariff Bill, and it is Rent back to the House of Be pirsentatires thus amended, there may still be a hope that it may not pass. Many serious and important considerations have pre sented themselves during the pmgreas of the Tariff Bill through the lower House—one of which is the apparent anxiety to legislate. A vast portion of Members of our National Coun cils are impressed with a belief, that it is actually necessary to pass laws; to do something on taking their seats, which may swell the statute books, or alter the present aspect of nffairs. We have long been satisfied that there is too much legislating; that a prosperous state of affairs should not be jeopardized by ex periments to make things better, or the great interests of the coun try be endangered by a spirit of innovation. On looking around us, calmly and dispassionately, and taking a just view of things, and the urgency of adopting new regulations, and surrendering our systems, we cannot refrain from asking the question, where is the necessity of this change ? Our commerce is daily increasing ; the confers of the nation are tilling to an overflow by this commerce. Our national debt is dwindling to a cypher ; money is plenty ; the products of the earth find a ready market. Our mechimics are all employed, and industry is amply protected ; why, therefore, shall we check the current of this prosperity, and by this Tariff Bill give a deadly blow to the bright prospects of thousands and tens of thou. sands ? Why forsooth say they, the manufacturer asks protec tion, and he asks it at the real expense of the merchant, and the consequent hazard of the agriculturist The question is not, will you aid manufactures ? It is, will you not, in addition to the ample and liberal aid already a fforded, en rich the manufacturer and impoverish the merchant? Is there national justice, policy, or morality, in this requisition ? We are a free people, avowedly so, and yet Con by this Bill tells the nation, " you shall buy American b cloths, and at any price our manufacturers choose to require, when the prohibitory duty goes into effect." This compulsory process, which levels the pillars of commercial prosperity, will not eventually benefit either revenue or ina..ufacturer. The alteration to the Tariff is a great national measure, which should never he hastily adopted, or suffered to become • law through a slender majority, because its foundation will be preca rious, and every session it will he assailed by the discontented and interested. There is a general disposition throughout the nation to give manufacturers a reasonable and gradual encouragement; and they should rather desire encouragement obtained by the general will, than seek to grasp a momentary and fluctuating advantage ttwugh the medim of a pitiful majenty. There are many Members of Congress who vote for the Tariff Bill, under the impression that it is the wish of their constituents. We are always favourable to the doctrine of instructing our Repre sent itives on general principles. Thus, there are many constituents of Members who think it proper to encourage internal industry. This is just and reasc . asble, but the mode and manner of doing it must be left to the judgment of the Member; and no Member of Congress should vote for a sweeping Tariff Bill, under the mis. taken belief that it would be acceptable to his constituents. But if a Member votes to oblige his constituents, surely that vote must be censurable, in an eminent degree, that is appalling and destructive to the immediate interests of the constituents ; for example, what apology or explanation can the Representatives of the first commer nal city in America give for voting in favour of the Tariff Bill ? None; positively none. One of the 'bong reasons why the Tariff Bill, in its present shape, and with its lean majority, should not pass is, that it will positively injure commerce, without substan tially benefiting nianufactures. DECLARATIONS OF SWEDEN, FOR THE ABOLITION OP CERTAIN DUES AFFECTING BRITISH COMMERCE, IN THE PORTS OF SWEDEN. Signed at Stockholm, April 24, 1824. (TRANSLATION.) The undersigned, Minister of State and of Foreign Affairs of his Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway, having received the De claration of Sir Benjamin Bloomfield, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of his Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of (treat liritain and Ireland, of this date, containing the assurance of a perfect reciprocity, declares by these presents, in virtue of the authority to that e ff ect with which lie is invested, in the name and on the behalf of the King his moat gracious Sove reign : that English merchant ships arriving in the ports or waters of the kingdom of Sweden, shall hi Putt* ba placed upon the same footing 3N national vessels with respect to pilot, lighthouse. and tonnage dues, and, in general, with respect to all those duties which are included in the denomination of ,tort date payable to the Crown (Skepas-nnigiihter) of whatever description they may be : That English merchant ships shall be equally assimilated to na tional vessels, with respect to salvage doss, without any restriction or difference : And that, as Swedish commerce is already in the enjoyment of reciprocal advantages in the ports of Great Britain, the abovemen tioned arrangements in favour of English commerce shall be put in force, in all the ports of the kingdom of Sweden, without delay, and with as much expedition as possible. In witness whereof. 'the undersigned has signed the present De claration, and has aßixed thereto the seal of his arms. Donqat Stockholm. the twenty-fourth day of April, in the yew of our Lord 1824. 044 LAURENT COUNT D'ENGESTROM. (TRANSLATION.) The undersigned, Minister of State and of Foreign Affairs of his Majesty the King of Sweden and Nuntay, having received the Declaration of Sir Benjamin Bloomfield, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of his Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of (treat Britain and Ireland, of this date, containing the assurance of a perfect reciprocity, declares by these presents, in `virtue of the authority to that effect with which he is invested', in the name and on the behalf of the King his most gracious Sore reign : That all articles the growth, produce, or manufacture of the kingdom of (treat Britain and of its colonies, which, according to the existing regulations, may be imported into Sweden on board cf Swedish vessels, may be imported into Sweden in English ships direct from the ports of (treat Britain, without being subject, on their entry, to other or higher duties to the Crown, than if import ed on board a Swedish vessel : That all articles, the exportation whereof is not prohibited, may be exported from the ports of the kingdom of Sweden on board of Engfsh vessels, to any place whatever, without being subject, on their export, to other or higher duties to the Crown than if export ed on board a Swedish vessel:— Rut that, as Swedish merchant vessels do not enjoy the liberty of visiting the ports of the colonies and foreign possessions of Eng land, it is understood that the raieilarres above specified are not _iing . strong q'-.any in.. _ _ ' the Ports of Stied ni • applicable to goods impoeted into t ,in vessels w entntsied by their fellow-wOrkinen to negotiate an advance posed of for home onnsurnition, 32 0. P. favourite mark s 21. gd.. belon-inF to the said colonies and foreign poomessions, or in vessels o f pr i ces of the game ls. lid: a 2a.: several parcels of Lew. with their masters, were prosecuted for combinu- the same strength, intrtire tlitslitr% ,As. li a 2*- 3d. ;• old landed: strictSi English. coming direct horn the English colonies:— thin and were made to suffer imp isoftweent. " This "he descripti on, and a deal , of wards have been taken for export, the prices have not finally, that the abovenientisescd stipulations, founded upon ' " created a great deal of ill blood, theromise of an exact reciprocitv in the ports of (treat Britain, in . adds, , —Pram'? continues heavy Ind may be purchased rather lower froa. transpired favour of Swedish commerce, shill he pm in tome in the norm of mischief was the consequence." Now, J. W. leaves this on board to wise 2s, ed. 'i n 0 a a we i s no s h erm l oo. ' I ItILL .• A summary of the reasserts for passing ,this Bill into a hte may thus be stated, and will here be attempted to be proved. " That, while it it capable of. the moat aspirant benefit to .thorstorek of the power class of' the community, the comparatively few, - the Pawnbrokers, whose interests it affect% sad who do not exceed from three to four hundred persons, had his red or reehdebreble ground of opposition to the measure; since. in fact, the Bin ghee no power of monopoly, nor any privilege to the promoted of it. which are not enjoyed, even to a greater degree, by the Pawn. balers themselves." • First, then, as to the encouragenett c.le to it on the scored is beneficial effects to the poor. • . It may be presumed that, if the Lestelature has thought it tade limbic to permit the lending of money. sis distressed pawns at iv, per sate. interest, it must more readily, panetion this stet sof relief to the poor when profcered at only 10 per cent. It is one of .the natural consequences of the present lomessed prosperity of the country, that a reform should be attempted is s practice which has only hitherto been tilerated as a manor of ne cessity; but assuredly, in these days, 20. per cent. must ho ad. mined to be a neat exorbitant and excialuve charge; *Me, o.t the other hand, 10 per cent. including, os it does, warehouse rosin. insurance from fire, deterioration of vales the general dacription of property pledged, and the risk of loss on stolen plroperty„ may be considered as a fair premium to any extent. In fact. deduiting the expenses of the establishment, and the sinking fund pmpodd for the ultimate reduction of the rate of interest, 10 per cent, leaves only 73 )ter cent. for interest at L per cent.) and 0.4 per cent.) com mission. There seems, therefore, nn reason for any limitation of amount, while the interest is thus limited. It hes been calculated, on good data, that not less than one mil. lion sterling is levied annually upon the distressed, by the present system of lending upon pledge. The saving, therefore, that atett ultimately result to the poor, a the new system is established, di rectly by the Company, and indirectly, by compelling the Pawn broker to lend money on more moderate terms, may he reckoned at nearly half a million ; and we must not l'iwget that such a sum may tend menially to reduce the poor rates, and the: it far exceeds the present amount of the interest derived from the Saving Banks, which have been considered as fraught with so much importance in this country. How, therefore, is it possible for the Legislature to look unfavourably upon such a measure? Admit that it is the duty of the Legislature to protect individual traders against privileged combinations: but heforethis maxim can be brought to bear spinet the Equitable Loan Bank, we must first examine how. far this Company seeks for exclusive privileges, and how fat. also the Paernbrokert scan be considered as unprotected in dividual traders. ' Now, the Equitable Loan Bank seeks not, by its Bill, to el'AieY any privileges which the individual trader 110 a not possess The Company neither asks to be protected from bankruptcy, row horn the full extent of individual liability ; on the contrary, a Clause is actually inserted in the Bill, .Ortforiey tlu. tialintited liability of all SluirchOlders to the fruit t.reeit of their property. The only pri vilege sought for by the Company is that of suing and being seed in the name of their Secretary ; and this indeed ought not to be called a privilege-it is a mere facility for carFying on business, a facility which, in fart, is enjoyed by every individual Even, there fore, if the pawnbroker wore ow ainpriseeted reader; lie Mold have no eight to complain of the powers sought for by the Emit table Loan Bank Company : but the real truth is. that the Pawnbr okers ere a highly privileged set—they are permitted by law to exact four times the legal interest of' the lind—they are combined together as a body, haring a fund for common objects; and it is notorious that no indliidual can attempt a competition as a Pawnbroker, for the reduction of these exorbitant charges, which, by frequent returns and various other means, generally *peaking, amount to 30 per cent. per annum on the capital employed. So fir, therefore, from being viewed as a combination, seeking hue exclusive powers, the Equitable Loan Bank Company. waving. as it hos done, all incorporatedpririlegm, is entitled to be considoad as an Association for liberal objects, calculated to produce great public good, and seeking from Parliament less powers than those enjoyed by the persons with whom they propose to compete; and to compete, not for the purpose of annihilatir.g them, but merely of bringing them to that scale which the present state of things demands. That the Subscribers to such in undertaking should loot to some private benefit, it of comae to be exneried; but they have actually limited their individual profit to 7. per cent., ehieh,as already stated, is not more than an ordinary charge for commis sion, 'eke. and legal interest; the surplus, after paying the ex penses of the necessary establishments, forming a fund for the still further reduction of the interest charged to the public: and It Calculated that, by the operation of this fund, in about 60 years the Company would be enabled to lend four millions on pia* to the public at 5 per cent. Are we then to be told that this is not an Institution of benevolence, and thn: the promoters are actuated only by selfish motives? Vet such has been the •clamour raised, and the Legislature has been ealled upon to protect the public against our machinations. Ilse, therefore, I must beo levee to mi, in what way is it pos sible that the public can sul ' tr by us?—by a Company. which, from the very principle of its existence (inasmuch as its only opera. tion is to lend money, and as it expressly prohibits inn& by I. Act horn borrowing), can never owe a single shilling to any sea, and can never therefore involve the public in any loos. But it has been said, that there is not only danger to the public but to the Subscribers also, from Companies aiding on fictitious capital. To this, therefore, I reply that it is irepossi be, from the very principle of its existence, that inch a Company as tits Equitable Loan Company can trade on a fictitious capital ; for they can no more carry on their business of lending money without first raising the money to tend, tnan a ('anal Company can awry goods without an investment of capital in the Cora that is to 006, 9 them. The Equitable Loan Bank is therefore at kW as meth en. titled to the countenance of the Legislature on this score, and to the confidence of the rotate, as any Canal or Bridge Company Ora be, and perhaps, in some revneirs. more so; Mr should the E g al. table Loan Bank not raise the whole of its intended capital, al that can result will be, its falling sheet of the extent of good pi . posed but no positive evil can arise: whereas, if, from any dm tokenis ; m of capital, the Canal should be left ur.fiLished, a positive waste of property and nuisance arises. It remains only to be observed. that, in bringing forward did Bill, the conductors of this measure have not sought to mot any unnecessary obloquy on :he present system ; the argument is indeed complete without it ; for it is sufficient to show that a positive_ moat arise from the mere reduction of the present cognisant charges, without looking farther. There ran, however, be no doubt that there are many perrims now engaged in the badoess of pawnbroking, who, not hsvirg capital to trade upon. meet to various mal-preetlees for their livelihood. Tile namber of thee* persons would unquestionably be reduced by the operations of the Equitable Loan 'lank, and there can be no doubt of grate most good being the ;bah: while the Pawnbroker,' trade, by being thus adopted by a public and respectable Adoration, would led notch of that obloqnr which now drives many persons to the most ruinous modes of raising tetnporary supplies, instead of dodging. on equitable terns, a superfluous or even a necessary arddeoehicle they would thus be induced to have recourse to. I feel confident, therriore. that the Bill now brought up to the Lords will, on due examination, be found to be. unobjectionable, either as to principle or as to any of the forms of the House, either ancient or modern ; while the public good of what it is capable, the moderate views of its promoters, and the Royal patronage with which it is dignified, under the express sanction tot he distinguished individuals of his Majesty's Government, must moue it the good wishes and support of those who will condeseend to look into its merits. June 3, 1921. WM. CONOREVE, ('hair mess. • in support of this (minion lam permitted to quote the ass thority of the principal Police flllgistrate of the metropolis. - - • - - [From the London Yea' Prier Current.l WFEE.—The public sales this week have gone off stesdilv - the Deuteron% and Brian at an advance of 2s. a bas per cwt. the other descriptions firm at the previous prices ; St. Domingo 61s. • Ms. 'There were two public sales of Coffee this forwent 4th bags 10 cask. St. Domingo, went at previdua prices; good ordluary inizril Ws. a els. ;iii. fine ordinary ra, of the latter "hou r damaged elbt. ; the other sale, Jamaica Coffee. sold A. higher : good ordinary CO,, a els., line ordinary Gas. a Ob. the market. looks tinn, with every prospect of a further imimozement. COTTON.—The Cotton market remains without interest alt* purchases this week are inconsiderable; the prices are with; any variation. The accounts received from Liverpool this morning. state that market steady. RI'M, BRANDY, and 110LIANDS.—The Rune market is wii bout variation; several parcels of ' - have been die- I