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PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORIK FRIDAY, MAT IL SOUTH AMERICAN EXPORTS. Mr. lrvin, WWI; Otl; - ret - um of the Ex ports to Saab Amgen* totibriellFlßß, INS, RAMIS. MRSS,A(YE FROM THE COMMONS. Mr. Br. j.z. o . td others, from the Commas brought up the Pamir (peat ti wt ' sad Ireland, and several privNiet . 2: l : s read e Brit INSUR . RFATION ACT (IRELAND). ll* Earl JoiVIC.O4 POI. Wormed their Lord hips, thin on Monday nczthe shouH or. tor s Committee to be appointed to inquire two the state of esstain Districts in Ireland, now under the operation d the bestrews* Aol. /MIEN RILL. On the third reeding d the Aline WI being moved. Lad Odalt: observed, that he could not grow the Dill to pus in its preeebt feria, without oQerige his opposition to it ; because, as it re& present stood, the salient or the inner highly prote cted Alma, might be sent to their degraded country to glut the ra4e their perddious enrsidee. He thought that the clause which atrortled 3rtnisters the opportunity of sending aliens to any place they might . think proper, could not be acted upon without the greatest injustice, in many instances, to unfortunate foreigners. Although he approved of the principle of the Rill, he could never concur in it, so long as that clause remained in its present shape, tor it encouraged the &Wpm; of the Continent to demand any of their subjects that had tied far refuge to this country, to be given up to their tyranny. The Earl of LIVERPOOL said, that no British Ambassador I would bitten to such • demand ; and that with regard to the RrOisti Ministry, they would sooner engage in a war than agree to it. Lord ELLENIIORiII'OH asked why such a power should exist in the 11111. as enabled a liritiah Ministry to send an alien to a country where certain punishment availed him ? Ile thought an amendment of the dame In question quite necessary. Lord GAGE said, that he bad proposed amendments on two former °cessions. the object of which was to give aliens an oppor tunity of going where they chose, upon paying their own expenses, but they had ham rejected. Lord i'LllelrEN was aware how great the advantage would be an having all amendment to the effect hinted at by the Noble laird near him. although he agreed with what the Noble Earl opposite had said on a former occasion, that no great mischief could arise from the clause in hang as the free preen of the country existed. As that press, which called Kirtli all the best feelings and energies er bunion nature, awl which he acknowledged was as important to the body politic, a. the :air breathed through the nostrils was to the n.toral body, would prevent an abuse of the clause, the idea of drhvering up as alien to an autocrat of Russia, or to any other ab solute uionorela, made his blood boil with indignation. The press, that embodied public opinion, rendered it unpossible that that should ever he the case; still it lINIS right to have such a clause as had been suggested. Lord WIELAND suggested the propriety of adopting an amendment similar to the one that had been prormed, which might have this advantage, in addition to tribute, fur it might prevent a ruse of war. as it might shut the dour against an unjustifiable demand Laing made. The Earl of Ell' ERTIX/1, said, that any power disposed to take such a step must have great love of war, and might find another and a better cause of quarrel than any that would arise through a demand fiir one of its own subjects to be given up to silent lie thought Ministers might be cutrunted by Noble lairds opposite with this poser. lard N tit IRO tfi II would never consent to confide, even to the Noble Earl opposite, the arbitrary power that this clause gave. Lord IfOLLAND said, that on an occasion of this kind he would neither trust this Noble Lord, nor that Lord, with the power the clause afforded. Ile would not trust that poser to be crested in snyhnsn. Ile allowed, with the Noble Earl opposite, that r. WWI difficult to frame the clause now under their lordships . con sideration ; hut he begged of the House to see the hearing of it as it at present stood, for it enacted that it should be in the power IX the Executive to semi aliens where it liked ; and therelore they were liable to he sent to those toiletries where systems prevailed, that by courtesy, or almost by raillery, were cal led laws. In eun selillelice of this clause putting the power of life and death into the hands of individuals, be would oppose it. laird liAtiE then moved that the Hall be retommitted, for the purpose of inserting a efause which should prevent the Executive from sending aliens lifterever it chow. end which wonld prevent unfortunate foreigners from Icing placed in a situation that reminded bun of the old story of the debug, whore creditor was not cantented till he had been paid the last penny. The Earl of Mitt:SINN moved that the debate be adjourned during pleasure.--Agreed!?........ SILK TRADE. The Lord I'IIANCEIAAIII quitted the Woolsack, and stated to the Ilon•e that he held in his hand a petition signed by 24,000, persons, the language of which WWI very respectful and temperate; ard the prayer et' which was, that the Bill then before their hold stops, for the repeal of all restrictions on the silk trade, should nut pass into a law.—The petition, which was from the operative weavers of London and 11 esuninster, and their vicinity, was laid on the table. Thr Noble and learned F.arl presented a similar petition from the weaver', of Spitallielth, which was alio laid on the table. INIIERITAN('E OF F;sTATEs (SCOTLANIP. The Earl of AliElt EEN brought in a 'till, the object of which Wax but we understood), to regulate the inheritance of estates in ticodand, which wits read a first time. ALIEN HILL Lord fiAtiE stated to ;;;;11 . 1 . ouseihal17; had prepared an amend. anent to the clause In the Alien Bill that had been under considera tion ; and he would then mace—" That no alien, under the pro. liSinn% of this Act, shall be transported, without his consent, to the thavin ions of his lawful Sovereign. The Earl of LIV /1/1. said, if it were right to have the power, it was necessary to have the means of liweing them out of tee country ; but the place must not be limited. The Ministers did nut wish of course to send Spaniards to Spain. and Aliens would nut he unnecessarily or wantonly exposed to danger. Their Lort'ships then divided on Lord Gage's Amendment. Contents 13 Not-Contents 25 Majority for the third reading of the Alien Bill-12 Tl'l'll ('4)3IPI)SIVON 811.1. (IKEL.% N 11). On our re-admission below the Lir we found Viscount I'LIVDEN no his legs, presenting a petition front the Noblemen, Gentleuten, freeholders, and Landholders of the county of Kilkenny, pray_' ire; hie the repeal of the Tithe Composition Bill ; and that their lordships could air ..; sonic other mode of paying Cie clergy than the one How is existeuee.—Laid on the table. SILK TRA DL. The Earl of IcAI'IIERItALE moved the (leder of the flay for the second rending of the Silk Ads Repeal 11. The Noble Earl observed. that the present Rill had for its object the repeal of the 13th of laleorge 111.. the TAI of tleorge 111., chap. 44, and the silkalst of Ileorge 111., and Mao four Irish Acts that related to the trade. The olaect of the 13th Ilene 111. was to fix the rate of wag a of journeymen silk weavm in Spitalfie/da, and to int pom heavy penalties on masters if they took journeymen out of that district. The object of th e 3:M timege 111. chap. 44. was to emend the regulation that was established respecting silk goods, to such articles as were mixed with silk and other materials; and the object of the Rill of the blot of his late Majesty, was to Include journeynten in the reatrictions that had been intmduced respecting journeymen; hut the framers of that Act had forgotten the int. position of penalties, and therefore It was completely a dead letter. 11'ith regard to the Irish Acts, it would be necesscary Mr hint to inform their Lordship% tha t they recognised an Institution called the Dublin Society, which entirely regulated the silk manufacture in Dublin, and ten miles foll'a! that City, and that Society tiosacissed as great power their as the Parliament did here. undies and gentlemen, members of that body, had tine power of regulating the wages of the silk manufacture in and near I tublin. Now, this, in a most important portion of an empire, where freedom had been considered the lands of trade, was monstrous. Ile could not anticipate oppoaitirm to the amend read ing of his Bill. at fret- Ile particularly did not look tOr it from ids (the Uproot lion) title of the Rouse, because he knew the sound priaciples Ise Noble Fliends near hint had acted upon with regard ti coaioneratititranaartionii. Neither did he expect opposition from Noble hortht opposite ; for although it had been said, with the react perfect t h eory in their mouths their practice had been con- Insry to mound principles., mill the measures they had pursued, in relation iii commercial subjects, citiliag the last and present y/ a-s. Olow :ft that they hail made an exception to that rule. Ile are confident, that, under carry conaitleation of the ease, the !louse emid not act SO inconsistently es 10 refuse his a second natlicia, which they gave to the Rill of last year fltic • to point of fact, was the question to be decided— wmtiil their laaciallipa keep the ntattufaeture pampered till the tone of fawning the silk trade, and render abortive any ahem that might he made by the use of machinery, which in contsequence of the increaae of caon! might now be tried, to enable the British manufacturer% to c tinaete with foreigners!. Their Lordships night rest assure', that all pertains engaged in trade and manittac torn wnul'l look ri their own itgensta, and with llritith inilastry and exertim a this country might become an exporter Of silk. There vat en roomer where wages were so low as in I ialia, and still the raw materials had hrea brought front India to England fur the! manufartare of mush -4, and it had beemio a most importaat brand' of niantiraettire here, notwithstanding the perfection of the, lalute of Indian mitalins The wages of France might be lower than those' of Engtatal, hut still they we. not so low as those o f India, and therefore he could not see why this country might not export to France and Italy silk manufactored articles. Ile saw no reason to go further than this, or trouble their lanclahips with another remark ; but when he tan One per•iimi:'ty of the jour neymen Willeert, and Could them petitioning their Lordships, he nitro remark that he ass standing there use. much for the pur pOW of sup,aorting the iiitereus of the itniewymem weavers as their waste's- The mode of r sc.:miming the a ages scot, that the journey men wearers went tea Al agi , trate, and and that they were chose t 'stied with tee pric • given for their work. The 3lagistrate did not go i n to detail. hot Oidgetl of taa pri-e of the quartem loaf. If it were ltd. at the time the wages had teen previously fix e d, and W 34 now lthl. they mom add one booth to the mice of the work. r. an. Ile/woe:Wed tiro ati sad prleeivta injurious to the journey men. let a free tra le tits taits•er J,.. assiollig each mesh hot in tiers trade, tit ern In go on fivether, n:aot4 tisit , !.lrity hi% r.Tiral, for b.• • !he j. oarre)!!!ell in, to the regulations imoo-e4 11:14111 r 1141 1 , II i• tr.?. w!•ca a 111:1 had spent tiro lorst of hig i thr tt lie : .1: to •each other, to wake a living by Cost meats who he Lea . ive L ba-der Lamour. and he enabled to live out of 6 e work of rr ; but the iiresent laws enartol that he should keep two spyrentices. It their Lordships w Add look at the bearing of this clause, thy would ace its injurious tendenery on the jonnwymen J 4 if the commodity **jar dendssikeb, cos* for them to meet it • ff dills was titmlnintend, Usti 7,lllr drew his capiud. w ean lbw *ice not onli st l i ZtrioAls tr t h = master manofeet , but the trtlllutt fe that were imposedwodn hint by dime Acts made MI wade so dinicult to conduct that he avid not get on whilst they existed. If the price. book, for instantly, wereexambsed, it windmill by Wm stessaissr of threads, and if the pattern rem half a yard and half • yard inittead, it was paid fur as double, although it should be no Moire trouble in manufacturing than if worked in a single yard. If a mlxturt of two regulated ankles were required for the Whim. thug mast be paid Mr as separate works, although being so joined caused no more time or labour to the workman. All this was very destructive to the trade. The manufacture in fancy articles was carried on to a great extent, and the lah'our of two persons was fornierly necessa to reduce that fabric; but now a machine had bean int roduced, by which one person WWI only necessary. But whit was the muse ? The machine could nut be used in bpitalliebils. because the master was obliged to pay for two men. The Noble Foil, after going into a few other details, said, that with these observations he would leave the late of the Bill, believing that their Lordships would let it go into a Committee at leaw, for he hoped their Lord ships would not be inclined to de pa rt from their own principles on this °Mahlon. The Noble Lord then moved the second -raiding of the Hill. --; The Earl of WESTIIORIAND observed, that according to the statement on a former night, of the Noble }.ad who had just sat down, all the weavers had changed their °pinking ; but their Lordships had that night heard two petitions read from these per sons one of them signed by 24,0111 weavers; tad Rom all he had bean, out of doom, there was as great an alarm in Spitalfields now as formerly, and therefore he submitted that It would be wise to tee the extent of the agitation before any measure was proceeded in. Upon general principles it was unwise to disturb the peaty of mind of so large a mass of persons. The town had been quiet and the trade flourishing under these statute,. He should submit to their Lordships that the Noble Earl hail failed In his premises, and therefore would move that the second reading of the 1111 be post. paned to that dab' six months. Lord ELLENI101101:11/1 thought there could not be amore convenient time for entertaining the measure than when the duty on raw silk had been jest taken off. He thought it utterly impossible that the silk manufacturers could go rie after the Dill that hid already passed, unless their Leebbipil ' protected them by the preeent Bill. It was a vest advan. tape that the silk manufactory should he carried on has hoodoo and their Lordships should recollect, that the capital of the weaver was more easy of transference than that of any other trade, as he had only to provide a few waggons to convey away hie stock : he would mono find that his journeymen would follow him. This I would Inevitably be the wee if the present DUI did not pass, and he therefore should give his rote for the second reading. The !louse then divided, when there appeared-- Contents . . 23 Not-Contents . . . hl —IL On nor re-admission to the House, we found the Earl of Lstr- DE it 0.11.1: on his legs, moving that tbe Bill should be committed on Tuesday next. The House then adjourned to Monday, for which day their Lordships were ordered to be summoned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, FIIDAY, MAT 14. ST. CATHERINE'S DOCKS. Mr. HEBER presented a petition from the President of the Col lege of St. 3lary Magdalen, Oeford, snidest the building of the St•CutherineN Docka—Laid on the table. Mr. LA M IITt" presented a petition from the householders of Mile.end, Old 'town, praying to be heard by Counsel against the Parochial Rates Bill of that place.—laid on the table. Colonel IVOOD moulted a petition from the Governess of Bridewell Ilaapital , against the Thames tunnel BilL—Laid on the table. The Br",thh Annuity Company Bill was read a second time and COlllll. i SOUTH LONDON DOCKS. ......... Sir R. WILSON presented • petition from the charcheardcas and parishioners of St. John'•, Southwark, against the building of the South London Docks. Sir R. WILSON also presented a petition from the Reverend J. Hamilton, against the said 11111. Laid on the table. THAMES NAVIOATION. On the motion of Alderman WOOD, the Thames Navigation 11111 was read • second time. Alderman SMITH maid, that the Bill was nothing better than ■ job.. .- - Alderman WOOD said, that so far from being a yob, its object was to free the River Thames four fear before it would otherwise, be an, and it would effect a saving to the country of 120,8110/. The Committe on the Boossiney Election Rill declared that J, S. Wortley, Esq. was duly elected for the borough of floanipey, and .lannow, Esq. was not duly elected ; and they licher declared, that neither the petition nor the objections were frivolous and vexatious. SCOTCH POOR LAWS. Mr. MA XIVELLPre;;;Ited a petition front the Presbytery of l'aisley, praying that the House would Dot allow any change to be made in the Poor Laws of Scotland. The LORD .11A(/4 ATE supported the prayer of the petition, and spoke in favour of the present state of the Scotch Poor Laws. Mr. HUME said that the object of the Bill of his Hon. Friend (Mr. Kennedy) was to take away from the Ehlers the right of making assessments, to which they do not pay, and to plan it in the hands of the eltrgy and the heritont Ile knew nothing that would be more injurious to Scotland than that the poor rates these should he similar to those in England. Mr. 11. DIU t MMOND said he had already spoken in opposi tion to the Bill, and would always do so. Mr. KENNEDY prayed for himself a fair bearing on the sub- I • Jett, when a future day of discussion wiellti enable hint to state hie reasons in support of the Bill. Ile would now merely observe. that it was founded on good principles ; but if the House should object to it he would not press it forward. Sir O. CLERK said, that it had excited but one feeling In Scotland, and that feeling was against the measure. His eonsti tuents had directed hint to use every exertion in opposing the Bill. The petition was laid on the table. The LORD ADVIK ATE presented a similar petition from the Presbytery of Edinburgh.—Laid tin the table. HIDES AND SKINS. Mr. BIRCH presented a petition from the curriersand tanners of Nottingham, against the Hides and Skins Hill. A similar petition was prernted by Mr.KIRWAN, from those of the county or Cumberland. Laid un the table. BEER DITTIES. - Mr. 1111RNB1 presented a petition front the innkeepers and Ikensed victuallers of Preston, against the Beer Maks Bill. Similar petitions were presented by Mr. Mansfield, front Leiees• ter; by Mr. Weld, front Mitigate; and by Mr. Wudehouse, from Marlborough. Laid on the table. NEGRO SLAVERY. Mr. DOWNING presented a petition from Stirling, praying for the abolition of negro slavery. A similar petition was presented by Mr. CHAP:IJAN, Nan Hepburn. Laid on the table. 111 r. tit)HDON presented a prition from the spirit-rectifiers of Aberdeen, praying for a reduction in the spirit licences.—Laid on the table. Lord A. presented a petition from certain indi. viduals, praying an amelioration of the Borough system of Scot land, and a similar petition from the Burgesses of Kairn, which were iirdert.il to he printed. Also a petition from the leather_ manufacturers or Glasgow, against the Hides and Skins Dill—lte. fermi to the Committe. seOTCII JURIES. _ 7 _ Lord A. HAMILTON asked the Lord Advocate at what time e discussion on the :scotch Juries Hal was to come on ? The 1A1111) ADVOCATE replied, on Thor.jay A menage from the Lords announced their Lordships' agreement to the Alien Bill and other Bills, without any amendment. 3lr. 11. DRUMMOND presented a petition from Glasgow, against the Scots+ Courts (fill; and a similar petition from the Presbytery of ',tiered to be printed. Mr. C. DUN DAS presented a petition from the licensed victu allers of Reading, against the Bea Bill.—Ordered to be printed. 41rESO• iIUSII TITHE BILL 31r. S. RICE presented a petition from certain inhabitants of tattle Lyons, county of Cork, praying certain alterations in the Irish Tithe Competition Bill of last year. The petitioners cam. plained M . the manner in which vestries were appointed, of the improper persons composing them, and that the whole machinery of the Tithe Hill was put into Improper operation. The rack-rent of Castle Lyon,' was 9../011:. a-year, and the tithe imposed was no less than I,IIiNW. a-year. To charge such a sum was a and cruel intlietien, calling fur inquiry and demanding redress, large tithe owners should not be churchwardens, to appoint vestries. at in this instance was the awe. ' Mr. 601!1.1111tN said that the Lord Lieutenant could not have Mtcriered in thin rant, as the opportunity fur the r arishiosers to appeal had not burn taken advantage of, as by law allowed. He (Mr. I ioulbum) don ided many of the inferences drawn by the peti tioners, and he questioned the soundness of the principle which would go to exclude tithe owners timit bei.'g churchwardens, be. cause twit. duty eras purely ministeriaL The payers of tithes were WO in number. anti the petitioners here were very few. He would further only beg or the House to suspend their judgment on the conduct of those against whom complamts were preferred. After a new winds from Mr. S. RICE and Sir J. Nemoorr, the petition was unlered to be printed. 1111511 I‘tYS'I'.OFFICIL Sir R. SHAIV gave notice, that nn thc 36th March he should ntov..! Inc cipies of the Correspondence with the Post-Office, rela tive to the Itte:1111 parkcos. REEK IfUTIES. ........ Mr. Blirsll-:TT (of %Vika) presented a petition from the inha. !Mutts of Trowbridge, against the Beer Bill, and also from the licensed victuallers, to the same cfrct.—Ordered to be printed. Also a petition from the yeomen and farmers of MOltUescx, &phut the I lame Laws. t Mr. PEEL said, tip tiro crtuntles the till jurisdictions had. already cuntraced to lager to , F • peton9p; Nut IV was found to an 4.rd wilt% ell : , tarp bfi bol the example woo be ere* f t Mr. INA. m cd il'eluu to thir effect of enahjfing small ju risdicticaui to raise money on themselves, fee the building of large' arum . mods, for the c on fi neme nt of prisoners of such small Jur . .. Mr. PBEI., in reply to • question from 'Mr. F. Palmer, rola tivelo totisouers who were not sentenced to solitary confinement, Said, that in the event of one pristunie belonging toe particular chiso being imprisoned, he might be associated with another class of Inisonera, and thereby nok be suklifti to Solitary confinement. As to anutH jurisdictions, he thought the Magistrates might make the districts of such jurisdictions liable to payinetd to the large Vol& After Nese few other verbal amendments, the several clauses of the Bill stersre.id, and the report or-trend on Monday. LAW OF .31EIBlIANT4. Mr. 11144KISSON said, that it had been his intention to enter Into the tunics of the Law of Merchants Dill that evening, but in consequence of the absence of an Honourable Member, who would take a part in the discussion, he would po'tp nne it until Monday neat; but he begged it m i g h t b e distinctly understood that its as well as those of the Warehouse Wheat Dill, should be entered intoon 3londay. SLAV! TRADE. Dr. LUSH! on the third reading of the Slave Trade Consolidation Dill, moved that the Slave Trade Piracy Bill he brought up and adopted by way of rider on the Bill. The Slave Trade Piracy Dill was accordingly incorporated into the Slave Trade Consolidation Dill, which was read a third time, and prised. ORDERS OF THE DAY. _ _ _ Mr. 001/1.131 7 101 moved the second reading of the Irish Resident I lergy Hill. Mr. J. HMITH mid that other orders on the paper had prece dence. It was very unfair to gentletuen who attended there for particular discussions, to have those dist-minims omitted, for measures which had no right of previous Introduction to the notice of the House. He would therd`ore move that the House proceed to the Itankrapt Amendment Act. Mr. HOU ',BURN consented to postpone the consideration of the Hill. The SPEAKER said, that any Member might move as an amendment to any motion before the House, that the Orden of the Day be now read ; but it was quite irregular to select any par ticular twderfor disetrision. It should wait for the period of dia. maim its which it was marked down in the paper. BANKRUPT hAAVA A:He:NI/MI:NT BILL. Mr. COURTENAV moved that the House resolve itself into a Committee on the Bankrupt Laws Amendment Bill. The several clauses were then read. clauseM►. J. tiM l7'li objected to that in the Bill which relieved the Messenger of the Commission from any responsibility, fmm the period of the issuing of the writ and the appointment of a•signees. In many instances a creditor was cntrus:ed with the care of the bankrupt's, erects, and in others even the bankrupt himself. He knew an instance, in which be was personally concerned, of a bankrupt who occupied an inn in Kent, which belonged to him (Mr. Smith). On going to the place to inquire into his affairs, he found one of the creditors in possession. This was extremely un fair to the other creditors. He was therefore unwilling to exempt the Messenger of the Commission from any responsibility, as to the person appointed to the care of the bankrupt's effects, at the period !!!I.tt!!!.speci fi ed.. - . Mr. I'OURTENAY did not exactly understand the force of the Honourable Member's objection. livery probable abuse that might arise in taking possession of the bankrupt's effects woo provided agituttpythe Kill.. . . . . . . . J..r 4 3111•11 said, that in the Dill which he had formerly introduced to the llonse, he had proposed that in all carer where a bankrupt made a full disclosure, and gave his cordial co-operation to the assignees for the recovery of debts, an allowance should be made to him, exceeding 2,0011/. in no instance. Under the present that allowance was limited to 40W.. and he certainly could direover no just grounds for that limitation. The several clauses were arced to, after which the House re- sumed. The Report of the Rill was then brought up by Mr. BROG DEN, and the Bill was ordered to be taken into further considera tion on Tiierttly next. CLERG' IinSIDENCE BILL (I111:3,IND). On the motion of Air. 4.11)1 7 1.11fi1iN, the ilouse went into • Committee on the further consideration of the Report of the Clergy Re it knee Bill. The several clauses were a zreed to, the !louse resumed, and the Report was ordered to be received on Monday next. GAME LAWS On the motion of Mr. S. It't /It for the re-committal of the (fame Laws Bill, Sir J. E. 1111irIBIES moved as an amendment, that it should be re-committed that day three months. After a few observations firm Mr. Loci natty, the amendment was withdrawn, and the Bill ordered to he re-committed on Mon day nett, it being understood that it should be debated on the third reading, which was fixed for Friday next. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the Bowie adjourned at half-ppf Twelve. PRICES OF BRITISH Bank Stock 2411 i 40 3 per Cent. Iti.sluced, 951 3 per Cent. Cons. 96 to; Ohl 31 per Cent. 1014 New 3i per Ceti , . 101 i 3 4 per Cent. 1071 Gong Annuities 22j 15-16 Iniperill 3 per Cents. Bank for Act. Cons. for Act. 96i 1 India Stock STOCKS VESTER DA V. India Bonds. 77 7H 72 pm India tor Account, South Sea Stork 108 A Sout It SAL Ind Annuities South ha Ncir Annuities Ex. N 16,1.0001. 47 38 pin Ditto, MIO/..17 38 pm Uihn, small, 3, it pin Indorsed ditto Lottery Tickets, 271. 11s. The nalTtgli PnE's eactimettevi pabliablag rticrtlay Mortars at lif-p:at live o'clock. _ LONDON, SATURDAY, MAY IS, 1821. The Ef,ile of IVerinesil4 gives, from the Math id Ga zelle, the faithful organ of the ruling (Action in Spain, and the depository of every tale of falsehood from the New World, a new statement of the succ e sses of the partisans of Spain hi Peru, which this Journal has turned in every possible shape. Since the partial success of Valdez, over a divi►ion of the liberating army under Santa Cruz, wiai first announced, mouths since, the ii hid (;needs would have it now believed that Valdez, after the defeat of Santa Cruz, had also attacked General Sucre, and compelled him to fall back upon Quilea ; and subsequently driving him from thence, had obliged him to retreat as far as Truxillo, where Sucre forested a junction with Bolivar. These events, the Madrid Paper asserts, occurred towards the close of December, anti the general result is stated to be, that the Royalists were " masters of Pent, from the southern frontier to Lima." But it is not asserted that Lints was in their hands, though, accord ing to this account, that city was left almost unpro tected, and Sucre was driven by the Spaniards nearly 3110 miles from the Peruvian capital. A single reference to dates and circumstances, shews at once the utter impro bability of this fiction of the Madrid journal. The last ac counts from Truxillo, to the UGlii December, and from Panama to the 19th January,—both of which could be re- ! lied on as authentic,—mentioned nothing of Sucre's retreat on the former place to join Bolivar ; and the last advicts ! from Lima, to the 6th of Decetubcr, mentioned the sue cessful expedition of the illustrious Liberator, and that Croterac, despairing of the Spanish cause, had transmitted pacific overtures to Bolivar. The adviees front St. Jago , de Chili, of the 7th of January, confirm, in a great degree, these latter statements. The Frimeli Papers of a few days since insert them, and give the articles pro- I posed between . the heroic Bolivar anti Camerae, for tenninating the hostilities that have desolated Peru, and the arrangement has, in all probability, been before now completed.—The Report of the Commission on the eligi bility of Benjamin Constant was not presented at the Sit- ting of the Chamber of Deputies on Monday. The Qemtidienne, which is running a race of opposition with the Conslitulionnel, affirms it will be favourable to his claims, and that this distinguished Deputy will take his seat in the Chamber.—The massacres still process.' in un happy Spain. Letters from Vittoria state, that several of the Constitutional militia, who had returned from France, were massacred by the furious Royalists. There is no prospect of tranquillity in that country, and if the French troops removed beyond the Pyrenees, all would be com motion and civil war again. The death of Loan BYKON, the sad intelligence of which reached London yesterday, is an event which we little expected to record. It falls on the public tar like the shock of a deep private misfortune. Ile has sunk to rest, in the prime of his days, and in the zenith of his fame; he has left the world when his services could be ill spared, and we may add with truth, when they cannot be supplied. A more calamitous event could not have hap pened to Greece ; all his aid, personal and pecuniary— all the energies of his body and of his mind, were, put forth for the restoration of her freedom; to her came his loss is irreparable. Loan Ilvizos's genius was of the very first order : he was one of those characters from whose existence new eras date their commence ment : that fresh career of society which is beginning in Europe, wanted the stimulus of a mind like his to carry it onward to happiness and to glory: he was no lover of revolutions; he looked only to the improvement of which the political condition of mankind was capable, by the diffusion of knowledge, and the just estimate of in tlepcndence. It was with these views that he aided GRERCE, to the utmost of his means, to rescue herself from the chains of her oppressor, and rise again to life and liberty. We are not yet sufficiently recovered from the painful feelings with whici► the sudden intelligence of his death has impressed us, to enter at present into any detail of ob servation on his genius as a poet, or his character as a man. Now that his days are numbered, the world will do justice to both. The Silk Bill was read a second time in the tipper House last night, and oedema to be committed on Monday. Numbers of working silk-weavets were collected outside the doors, anxiously waiting the progress of this measure. From sonic mistake, they imagined the BM had been re jected, and a shout of exultation burst from them, which soon sunk into the depression of disappointment; but they have dispersed, as they have invariably done, most peace ably. Nothing could be more dextrous than the conduct of these poor men during the present Session and the last, while the Bills, in which they felt themselves so deeply in terested, were before Parliament. But the enlightened I views of the Chancellor of the Exchequer and of Mr. HUE.. Mason on this subject, will, in a very few years, we are confident, be fully realized. British skill and industry will be found equal to everything France can produce. The improvement of our machinery will put the silk manufacture in this country fully on a level with that of Lyons; and the artisans employed in this valuable fabric will soon find they can have nothing to apprehend from the removal of the partial restrictions which fettered the I importation from the Continent, and prevented the silks of France from finding a market in (heat Britain. The silk trade in England is as yet coml:aratively in its infancy: improved machinery gave to our woollen and cotton manu factures the vast superiority they now enjoy, and we only need additional skill, which we shall soon see introduced, to make the silk trade also one of the staples of this great country. The price of labour in France is nearly as high as in England ; but the s'lk manufacture is of long stand ing at Lyons; it was early introduced by Italians from Lucca and Venice, and has risen through nearly four cot turie s to its present unquestioned superiority. It has been the preukut policy of the present Administration gradually to remove the impolitic restrictions that so long fel:end our trade with foreign countries, and an nihilated all commerce with France ; the consequences have been a vast extension of that trade, and a propor tionate inereasa of the revenue and resourc.'s of Great Britain. Ministers have thus received the fullest en couragement to proceed in their enlightened career, by which the country at large must, in a very few years, be immeasurably benefited, and every branch Oman of our manufactures find a vent they could not poosess•liefore. Never was Great Britain more prosperous, or its merchant. and manufactures in such general activity as at the present moment; and every succeeding year of peace must bring with it an increase at once of commerce and of wealth. This is a fortunate and happy state of things, springing in a great degree from the unwearied energy and enterprise of our people ' • but also owing much t o t h e w i se an d lib eral policy of his Majesty's present advisers. The licensed victuallers of the inetrupolis have circu lated, very extensively, a printed appal against the pro• r v:slons of the new Beer Bill, which they consider will affect their intereEts ;nest seriously. They state that there ' are now eigia thousand licensed victuallers in the metro. „. pone, emi th at tne capital connected with their establish • ments erceeds ten millions sterling; they add, that there • i are mere than forty-nine thousand hemmed victuallers i s Englai,•l and %Vial. e, and that a capital of at least treaty. VC 111j1101:5 sterling is it:velveil in their establishments. ' The y state, licit in the city the licorice! victuallerr_ oceapy r house' of eciee,lerabie value, and have expended large I sums of moo: ) . in their erection and purchase ; that these I houses, adapted to public accommodation, ral to the wat t lugs of b• n fit :tad charitable societies, cannot be priated to other purposis without great loss; that the fix. I I tures and fu.eiture have cc= .t large sinus ; and that their • stocks of wines and liquors cannot be disposed of, except to I: guests and domestic consumeati, without great loss. Th ey I further state, that they contribute largely, and directly, te the public revenue, by the sums they annually pay for the licence en the sale of spirits, on that of wine and le er , and the licence for the sale of tobacco; an•l that tb •,.• can, ' not endure so henry a pressure if their trade be diminish, .1 ' and their Linde:in remain. Now, we should be sorry '!uny le;tislative measure pressed so heavily on their body as the licensed victuallers anticipate : they are a ter, ' numerous elates, and many of them highly reapertable ; they are Ilea: ily assessed, aeui restricted by successive Actt of the it gislature, and no sudden measure , should be ill trealueral, breaking in on their trade,which has been hitherto encourattl and protected ; but we hare read over the new Beer Bill, and can see nothing in it to warrant the serious and general alarm which the licensed victuallers now entertain. This Bill enacts, that brewers who have paid two pounds i at least for their licence, may retail beer from the premises where brewed ; and any persons may sell beer brewed by !any other brewer, in casks containing not less than five gallons, or two dozen quart bottles at a time, upon such brewer or other person so retailing taking out a licence f r ' that purpose. But no such licence is to authorise the brewer or retailer to sell any beer or al: to be consumed en i their premises, or entitle them to any licence to sell or re tail cider, wine, or spirits; and the penalty of 1001. in a subsequent clause, is imposed on the party retailing or sell ing beer to be drank on any part of such premises. An. other clause of this Act authorises brewers to mix beer I charged with different rates of duty, but not to mix with such beer any liquor uncharged with duty under this Act. All retailers of small beer, at a prix not exceeding two. pence per quart, and in a quantity not more than a gallon at a time, are to make entries in writing at the Office of Ex cise, within the limits of which they deal, of all places where they keep any such beer for sale, and the retailing of any beer, at a higher price than twopence the quart, or exceed ing the quantity of one gallon at a time, or the omission of such entry, at the Excise Office, subjects the party off• titling to a tine of 50/. In Giese different clauses, we can see nothing to alarm the Licensed Victuallers. They do net supply families with beer in large quantities of several gallons at a time, and the supply of the day will still be taken front them. This Bill may make beer cheaper, and oblige the Brewer and the Publican to reduce the price; but we think the trade of the latter will not be ma terially diminished, if a fair reduction be made. The working man will not buy his beer in so large a quantity l as five gallons, while he can get it by the quart at almost as cheep a rate at the public-house, and he will still go there to drink it. This Bill does not effect the Victuallers' trade in wine, spirits, or cider at all ; so that the present alarm is, we are sure, an unfounded one. The appeal circulated by the Licensed Victuallers concluder by stating " That the enactment of such a measure will injure public morals—will encourage crime—will impair the authority of Magistrates—will lessen the comforts of the people— ' will greatly lessen the revenue—will deteriorate the present l and future value of all public-house property, and will involve Licensed Victuallers, and their families, in a de struction, which the promoters of the measure eh not an ticipate, and will hereafter pet-man:nay deplore." This is a formidable array of evils, which we should be sorry so see fall on so numerous and useful a hotly ; but the Li censcd Victuallers are terrifying themselves with a bug bear; they will find the consequences, of which they are so apprehensive, are more the offspring of their fears than anything real, and a very few months' experience will, we trust, fully convince and satisfy them on that head ; but the great brewers must reduce the price of their beer, and enable the publican to meet the brewer who retails on al. mast equal terms. Another letter, at some length, has been sent us from Mr. I)..vereux, and Mr. &leas M r shone!, on the subj( ct of Catholic burials in Ireland, which will be found in our columns this morning. The unhappy agitation that has pr.ivailed on this distressing subjcet is, we trust, at length subsiding, never again to be renewed. We would wish to see Ireland tranquil, and its people united and happy, which they never can be while deadly feuds of this de scription are provoked. Let us hope, however, that a brighter and a better day is at length dawning over Ire land, and that religious discard and party contests will at length give way to the better feelings of social harmony and happiness. The excellent Nobleman at the head of the Government of that fine island is exerting all his in fluence to attain this treat consummation ; and we should be sorry to think he will not at length suce.xxl. A very extraerslinal circumstance transpired yesterday. the capture of a French vessel. bound from Bourtleaux to the coast of Lima, with warlike stores. The following is a contirmatien of the fact. Extract of a letter from the a..w.nt to Lloyd's, dated Ilavarmah, Ist of April:—" The Telegraph, Raux, from Bounlcaux. was tL-taimed off' the ('ape tle ferule, manned, and sent into this r ort ou the sisal ultimo, by the Spanish artned brig R imam), having found iii her warlike stores, hound to the coast of Luna." _ Letters received yisterday from thelllavannah, dated fi!h April, being aecomits of an embargo taken place there previous to the &tiling of an expedition, consitting of one fri.rate and several aii,ll transports, with troopii On board for Peru, but their real destination was aupros.-d to be for Colombia. ilrr[so:oov ELECTION.—The election of arittpres:o mire in Parliament fur the Itorou l .th of Huntingdon, in the room of Lord Ancram, commenced yesterday mornirr. The candidates are, James Stuart, E.N. and We:ls. }:,q. After the nomination, the Mayor' &clared the chew of hands to be in favour of the trifler • Mr. W't is thcit demanded, a poll, at the close of which the t:umta•a 11%Te:-- For Mr. S'usrt For Mr. Wells 12 The Carthri.l;,re (:hruniele steles, that it is expected the poll would h, tinkheil in.the Course of yestArday. 11 eh etiou of Itt-conler for the Borough of East Lax took plare on the loth instant, when tlaieutenant-Colonel Elphinstone, of the 3d guards, was elected in the most t t li , a n t i t i tLr , in o g t. : 4 1 I 11 1 111; e . f ' a l' , lL T 7 in ca .ia nc lr y , Nl c occ_ a stsi ana onn irai l 1 1 ;Y r Bdwaril Buller, Bart. I ) I. Na I . !I 1:1 t.crtox .—The return for tbts botourll hag been strongly contesteil. .1t the close of the poll on Weil no4;y, If ob:rt. Stanton, I.:•;q. Hanker, of Laftlon, %• rcturned by a majority of'ia. For Stanton, tal ; fur Mr. llsrelay, u;. It is said that Earl Croqvenor haa_puithascd the bo rough of t3tockbridge fl-otu Mr. lia.:haut. EDlNlitilltill. Sir 6. CLERK preaented a petition from the county of Edin burgh, praying a free tradc in >mirk' ; and one from the Cresby. ot Mpar, agaimo the Scotch Poor !Aux.—Laid on *e table. COUNTV I.I.IOLS' BILL. ()n the motion of 31r. I'l M., It Tb3i.t 1 , the I riunty Gaols' Bill iva , rt.-committed. Several clauses were agreed to. o observations tram Mr. Lt)(lc.ii AltT, who said be w 0,11.1 move .1 ,I.ttv.t• cott,pdliew all towns and townships haiing snudi it atpnwidr for rail prisoner an iron bedstead, Hod 604 r.s in larger gaois, KING'S THEATIIE. Thlm F. venhig, SATURDAY. %CT 1.1, is 111 be performed OTEIaAi. . _ . Principal Performent—Madarne l'asta.,Nl:fthuue Gra7laid. Signors Oar -1 Porto, ii:At M. Refire?. End of the Olieb. the far.tsrlte Baliet of Le SONGS D'ONSIAN. rftifiKtle Awpiteattons for Soleil tlthMil Vthwta for the gemort to be mute to 11r.hegoln, open-.Mee. 10.5, Oupd taut. Regent-xtreet. NE TWEATRE ROTAL, TlMai Evening. s_l•fl'Rb NV. 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