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lot ion of the country, if they did not proceed to act between the 1 - .. iti 31 s y and the I roll August? The law did not nllow the p oe t s :', - b e anr o till *her lath August, even if corn was at itok„ a quarter. liet it the average of six weeks, ending I 5111 August, and co o r ports could not be opened until after that time, even t . h h e Z e i l a cer was stalking through the land. It might be, there. ' 7 hs . corn should hare reached the price of Mt., or any other to 'tin() yet, according to the law. they would trnt have the lift sum a eoitening the ports until after the 13th Aug. The Noble r o d ;lA. J. Russell), or the Right Hon. Hart. (Sir 3. Newport) had fold that it w,uld be better to throw open the ports, arid then come to Parliament for indemnity. He (Mr. H.) however, : n ; ( 4 t he policy of such a principle, and would resist the idea that pit h a p o wer should be placed in the hands of Goverment. Such a 'one of conduct had been timidity adopted, but the present laws hate of modern existence, and no necroti) , (Or such a proceeding ha i warred. Ile would ask the Hon. Baronet (Sir Thomas Leth. tolee) If the Crown could impose • protecting duty of seventeen odhro , for instance, in ouch a use ? The duty must be cumin. h ot on the price, and could only be imposed by the discretion of Parliament. He would ask what objection there could be to grant. 1 ,, the power of opening the ports, Parliement taking upon es 7.g to place any limits or restrictions it might think proper? If the floUse had connoted to have gone into the Comm it ter, he should .N ett ttsve stated that it was not the intention of the Government to open the ports unless it became positively' necessary from the e f t rumstances of the country. A Gallant Officer had suggested that t h e ports shoulda not be opened under I;a4. His Right Hon. frund and himself would be thankful for any such restriction. All he had to my was. that let Parliament declare whether they would lock up the own under rising prices, when uoder diffeeent circum stances they had liberated so large a quantity. He wished to have the power of proving to the people of the country, that if corn 'build get to an increased price, that the evil should be remedied by ripply : but lie must protest against the consequences that might Due, if two, three. or four months could pass away, in a time of rarely, without being able to import faults corn. He trusted that this measure would not be necessary, but if it was sanctioned, it might he the means of averting great calamity. There was no doubt but that the state of the foreign markets were equally depressed with those of England. He did not nuan to say that Other the first or second measure would give hnmediste relief, be. Mae he knew the difficulties did not arise from such a cause. If tee corn was taken out of bond, it would be the means of throwing ' etch capital Into the market. With respect to the local situation et the present distress, be would observe, that it iris among inanu. lecturers of cotton, an article of which two-thirds wait for foreign derailed. and wet not affected by any of the recent enactments. The clinic of the distress arose from overorading, and from want of mole; and the measure proposed would have a tendency to revive demand. Ile begged pardon fur detaining the House (Hear, hear, bean, but he wisiol to make one observation as to what had fallen f ro m toe Gm. 31entber for Wareham (Mr. (talculi's). That Hon. Member had said that he (Mr. Huskisson) had six Joys ago in. formed hint that it was not his intention to liberate the bonded corn. The feet was, that upon his (Mr. Calcraft) pre toying atone petition. he had asked what it was his (Mr. Huskis ton's) intention, rue paspent, as it were, as to the liberation of bonded run. wet he had said that it was not intended to into the sob. .at of the Corn Laws this session. (Hear, hear. It might have been not a very judicious answer, but what wool the Honourable Gentleman have thought of his discretion ? if be had said at rote that the measure for liberation was then under discussion. Bat i: was quite immaterial to the present question wnat had been his declaration on that occasion. rhe immediate subject for the tonsidenition of the House was the best mode of relieving the di.i. item shich prevailed in thaeountry, and upon that point he looked for the moo effectual relief from the Poor haws, the advantages of which went very far to reconcile him to the objections and difficul ties which surrounded them. That system was calculated to ode. viate distress, without having recourse to the benevolence of the puhlie; and he therefore looked Mrward to the Poor Laws. Mr. WHIT3IORE wished the House to understand that he had never stated the supple of corn was insufficient for the con sumption of the country. Mr. J. W ILL I A 3IS rose amidst cries of " Question, question." We understood the Hon. Member to say, that with every anxiety anti sympathy for the unfortunate sufferers, he doubted the prac ticability of the measures which were before the Ilona.. In Ida orinton the Home would be placed in an donning predicament by roovniting to them. Ile had heard nothing of an intention to este bleat permanent meseurea ; roc dirt the discussion turn upon relief to the distressed, but upon the Corn Laws. (Here considerable impatietlce was manifested by the House.) He had no intention of mouding at any length. The Right Hon. Gentleman at the bead of the Board of Trade had, about a fortnight since, said that he Brought it imprudent to give any opinion, or to provoke any dia. commit. on the ('ern Laws. If it was imptudent to give any opt. en' at that time, ir was equally imprudent to give any opinion at tie resent moment; and it was still mon imprudent to invest I:-vevrtiect with a discretionary power to regulate the admission rt cur.. Such a power would leave the rental of every gentleman a' time !DM,' of Government. He would not wish to oppose any ecoure, however inconsistent with general principles. that went to o'er, the distresses of the community. He was desirous to have in inquiry, and would therefore vote fur the amendment of toe Roc. Itaronet. 31r S% 43E/lOUSE aaid that he was one of those who never t:r.;pl,4 to give his opinion that Parliament should not separate adopting loom measure to prevent the price of corn from Long to ;ht.., a price • hick ender present c ircumstances. could en( be considered but as a famine price. With respect to the 111 , . rmort 31r. Jacobs, he thought it gave but a superficial view of the subizct *hie!' 4 was intended to embrace. and he thought it !is duty to offer his strongest opposition to a measure which he was sure could not reach the present evil. Sir T. LE f said that he had a few verbal altars. lions to make In hisamen.irstent, which he then introduced. Af:er which the House dividid. when there appeared— For the amendment, 132—For the original resolution, 214—Ma. jersy. 132. .. . . . our re•admhaioo into the gallery the Ilouse was in Corn. 'it JOHN SEBRIGIIT objected to the manner in which the eleasure was brought forward. The present distress bad been tiLtattl to, and the .diatress and riots were made an excuse for bri•.ging the Corn Laws under discussion : they were not only but decided upon, ard he thought it unfair to get rid of Imi•WMllt a question in an indirect manner. su T. LETUBRLDGI; did wit wish to detain the !douse, but Le 11 . 10.1Cil 10 suggest to the Right lion. Secretary who had Imm o:sr:a Ire measure the propriety of adding tire shillings to the duty at mare which had been proposed. (Cries of " No, no.") The Galion would not mar his suggestion, as the Sense of the Haute 3;.pearril so strongly against it. Ile was ready to accede to rir wica.c of bonded corn, beciuse it would act as a palliative in the prm•it disitnised state of the manufacturers ; but, with regard . . to tbe prolunition. he thought it unit only getting rid of the C 33 Lir% by 3 side wind ; and, if the (louse eonsenied to it, the yn% mug be og.n et all future slates to the importatioa acorn at Lot) , or twelve shilling... Ile called upon the Committee to give '4.e . ±tuoijcet their 1114 M roriou‘con.ideration. Secretary CANNING then rose and said, that. in answer ' , the Mon. Ilsronet (Sir T. Lethbridge), as to the principle upon ci'di the duty nf 51, had been imposed, Ir. the course of last st.iso of Parhaotent this duty was proposed expressly for the pur rA.- of preventing the unlimited introduction of corn upon the t ing of the ports. it was necessary to have .time such duty to the itnnortatittn ; hot now that the extent of bonded Win POVASSini of the country was known, the application of that was no longer necessary. Tie duty upon the importation of too Otorasetl•last pent was only 101., hut it was deemed advisable L'oti.c it to 12.. in malt r to contortn to the regulations of the exist ig Act td Parliament. The ma at present in 1).10 had been binned btfore the Act earns into operation, and it ought be said tat it had a right to come nut even without any duty at all. Ile • assurrthe Mouse tkat hi* Majesty's Ministers had no objec imi to be limited in the price, at which their discretionary power lloold commence, and if the price of 15s. would meet with the "p -robation of the Mo use. he hol no objection that their dittere 'onatit poser should only commence when corn reached that price. ,' " flitting that sum he had not the slightest intention that .:: Any b , r !WK should be drawn from It in the discassiott of the general RI I future petted. 3 1t. RENETT acid that the holders of bonded corn snpposed that they ware liable to a duty of 17.. duty 5w..1,1 give It' an etvinnotta profit t but fa addition to that, it appeared trY sere to receive the differe-se between that sum and 12s. per 1 1t atter. the duty new to be imposed. Ile thought they ought to • etude in pay the whole amount of and then let his 3la kity's 31iniiiterit appropriate the money as they deemed proper. If Coe House wi re di posed to grant to Ministers the power prayed for, he suuld prefer that It should be given them without art y iiirmation to Wis., because at • future time that sum would be *ton as a precedent for the permanent importation price. ~”T Secretary C.INNI NO said, that th^ rerun assigned by the ilex. Member was the very one which had irdaced Ministers not say anything as to limitation in the first instance, lest any in lttenre should he drawn front any sum they piight fir upon. t Atone! WOt /11 thought the reasons assipeal for not resorting to tiv additional duty of tn. perfectly conclusive. .1;r. 111:SKISSON rese amidst cries of "Adjourn, adjourn," ' "Go on, go on." li e t•alzl that it might he a question whe it was convenient to nearest with the Itesalution then ; but 'l'si reference to the conditions and limitaticsa under which the lxiirer was to be irrant•sl, it was impossible to discuss them upon it , mestioti as to the Resolution. first Resolution was then "greed to. I :Pna the second Resolution being put, " That It Is the opinion t;theConamittice that it would be proper to empower his Majesty u permit the importation of foreign coin under certain limitations ring die ensuing recess." _, La rch 3111 ;10N expressed his dlsstisfaellon !hat the Resoluti on raid pass under the present circumstances; and he would there. ktv more as aa amendment, that the Chairman should reps rt pro ttrat, and ask leave to sit again. The gantry was then cleared fur a division, when the numbers Item_ lerthe Amendment . fin I Against it - 101 3lajori.y - 49 ( hi our re-admi•sion to the ga ll ery , we f oun d the House still d hicssatng the nuation of adjournment . The gallery was again fl'ind for a Lit/talon on the question that the Chairman do now ' II, C the chair, when Chas were tor the motion— . Ayes 121 Noes 122 I Majority 77. On our return to the gallery. RENETT urged the propriety of not pressing the second trattion. dir.aNNING observed, that it Wni re-ttortable that the use 4 hettld not proceed with the 'talker di,clistion or the second trt..lution that night. The motion that the Chairman report progrest, with leave to sit again on Thu!sday next, was then put a n d azrect: WESTMINSTER IMPRoVEMENT BILL. The Westminster Improvement Bill was then raid a third time and paaacd. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the HOWe adjourned at a QUARTER TO TWO O'CLOCK. PRICES 07 BRITISII Ditto Acct. 227 Bank Ist ock It/9 194 I per Cent. Red. I'd/ 1 I S pet Crist. Cons. 7;111 Ditto Acct. 7 , 711 Si per Cent. MU per Cent. Red. lab d 82; ITOCKB Iig3TKItItAY. New 4 per Ceut. V:l4 4 y j Imo/ Ann. IN 9.16 7-18 India Bonds 9 Bpm Ks. 81114 10901. 9 10 pm DM.) 6601. 9IV pm Ditto Bmall 9 10 poi PRICE% OP FOREIGN arealllan Bonds:hit I Ditto /eel. 561 Colo:111,14n Bonds 374 7 J 7 4 1 7 4 Ditto Bonds rirel4) so 1 40 60f 40 Ditto Acct. 39,1 40) 40 30/ 40 Danish Bonds (1424) 41 ) 'rends Rental $ per Cent. 64f.60e. Richwine 2.f. &oc. Greek Bonds Ditto Bonds (1M) 141 1 1 COURSE OF EXCH. Arnoterdas . .... C.,. 12 9 1 Mao at algid Itutterrimm 2 U. 12 10 Antwerp • 12 10 Nowhere' 21 U. 57 10 Altos's 2i U. 37 11 Part, 3 dsre right V./ 75 Ditto .... ........... —.2 l' 26 0 Bordeaux Berlin ' 7 IPranktort on 31a1ne 6:z. al . 1311 Petersburgb. rble 'Vienna, effective I 1 M. 10 24 Triwte ....do lO 24 Madrid . . . . . 3ll Cadiz Babas Barcelona 33 Seville .. ...... . ...... 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Short. 1.1114. ..... lOO Z. 3 dls ...... 400 141 npm 40 20 2i die ASSIIIt•NCI . 100 10 21 die . 20 2 dis OA/ LIONT AND CORI C AAAA Oat ....... ...... ........ 160 8 7 dit h 0 1 gdlJ 60 1 q (11; 100 2 If (Ho 00 3 g ill■ the Staff;it jireosl. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. This Evening, WEDNESDAY, hay 3, will be performed the Tragedy of VIRCINIUS. Virginiu., Mr. kfacrey ; Medias Dentatn*, Mr. 'kronen; Idling, Mr. Wdtack. Virginia, gll.s Foote. After which the Roman; lc Opera of DEB FREISCIICTZ. Adolph Mr. T. Cooke; Caroar, Mr. Barn ; Bernhard, Mr. Bedford ; Kilian. Mr. Fitawilliarn ; Zacdel, Mr. 0. Smith. Linda, Misa Gracklon ; Mow, Alias Porey. COVENT-qARDEN THEATRE. This Evening, WEDNF.SDAY,'Iday 3, will be performed the Grend Romantic and Fairy Opera of OBERON ; or, THE ELT-KING'S OATH. The principal Characters by Messrs. !Inhere, Cooper, Durnwt, C. Bland. J. bosses and Raker ; Slimes Paton, H. Cawse ; Madame Vas- Dl*, Mrs. Vining, and Ilre. Davenport. Aner which ~ 2d time; a new Farce, allied THREE DEEP • or, ALL ON TR Z WING. . . . The principal Charectera Jotter, Furls'', and Keeley ; Mum Cloward. Jone'., and Love; and dim. haTcopurt. TIII3 DAY, AT FIVE, SEE PRIZES OF Z 21,000, &e, by., TIEING THE LAST urrrzny HET ONE THAT WILL EVER BE DRAWN IN ENGLAND; The Burnam Parrs commenced publishing ye.tctday morn ing et five o'clock. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1826. We bare received the French Pepin 'of Sunday. With the Etoile dated Monday, but we have no room for ex tracts; and we regret it the less, as they contain no authen tic or decisive intelligenee as to the fall of biimolemghi, or of Greece in general. Though we now have to express a still stronger doubt, than we even did yesterday, as to the authenticity of the accounts received in town respecting the successful termination of the Burmese war, yet our opinion as td its ultimate favourable issue is by no means altered. Had such an event really taken place, it is by no means likely that the news would have teen first brought to St. !Mena by a circuitous trader like the Menials. It is true that the despatches of Sir A. CA/Ir DELL, announcing so desirable an event, must go to the General Government of India which every one knows is at Fort William (or Calcutta) hut Sir T. BkIIIIIAN g is under no such restraint. lle, as the Commander-in-Chief of his Itlajosty's Naval Forces on the shores and rivers of the Burmese Empire, has only to eom municate with the hoard of Admiralty at home; and having a fast-sailing vessel, the Arachne, with him, it is most probable that our first intelligence of so desirable an event would be derived through that channel. With feelings of the most sincere delight do we still con tinue to congratulate our readers on the fair prospect of returning tranquillity in the distressed manufacturing dis tricts. According to our latest accounts from Manchester, all had retnained quiet there during the night of Sunday, and, indeed, up to five o'clock on the evening of Monday. As had been anticipated by o'er yesterday's arrivals from that quarter, some manifestations of a disposition to riot and destruction of property were evinced at Oldham ; but the appearance of the military (despatched, as we said yes terday, from Manchester for the purpose) happily put an end to the designs of the wicked, unthinking, or the ill advised, without tumult or bloodshed. When it is known to our unfortunate fellow-countrymen, whom absolute want and hunger have driven to join the ranks of the profligate and wanton plunderer, that Government, as well as gene ral benevolence, is doing all that can be done to alleviate their distresses, we are sure that they will return to a sense of order and iltcorum, and cease to destroy property, by the destruction of which they cannot in any degree benefit, and the loss of which must undoubtedly decrease the means of the manufacturers to aid the distressed around them, or even to keep in employment those labourers whom they have hitherto kept in work, at a great loss to themselves. The benevolerce and philanthropy displayed at the Meeting in the City of London Tavern, yesterday, in be half of the distressed manufacming poor, was such as we had anticipated from those who have at all times stood for ward in the great cause of humanity, whether to relieve the wants and privations of their unfortunate fellow-coun tryn:en, or those of foregmers, placed by the horrors of war, or the rigour of seasons, in sioilar cases of calamity and wretchedness. The Meeting was roost numerous, and when the Lord Mayor was called to preside over it, he was surrounded by many of the tint dignitaries in Church and State. his Lordship contented himself with " a plain and unvarnished" statement cf the objects of the Meeting; after which his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury moved ,a series of Resolutions, and the Meeting would have been dissolved without any kind of discussion, the best eloquence they could display in such a case being the princely dona tions made on an eccasion of such interest. There were, however, one or two in the room—no doubt well-inclined, though we cannot but think them rather misjudging in. • •WV - r• --- ; 4.0* ( 40 ,. 41.4 " - \ tftt THE BRITISH PRESS. dividuals, who would introduce the subject of the Corn Laws, contending that Ministers had it in their own power to put an end at once to the present, and we suppose they meant also all;future, distress, by for ever opening the ports to the unrestricted impo►tation of fortio corn. In answer to these ill-advised individuals, the Lord Mayor declared, that as the Meeting was one merely for the sake of charity, he could not hear any thing introduced which was irreleiant to that great object; but his Lordship fairly stated that he was willing, upon a proper requisition being presented to him, to call a Meeting for the discussion of the question which had been alluded to. The Meeting was about to separate, when a general call for Mr. Pest in duced the Home Secretary to address the assembly. He cautiously and most properly stated, that he appeared there as a private person, not as a member of his Majesty's Go vernment; but, after noticing the splendid munificence of the Sovereign in favour of his suffering subjects, he gave us the cheering Information, that in most of the disturbed districts the great body of the people had endured their miseries with most exemplary patience ; at the same time assuring us and them, that if some misguided men among them still continued to violate the peace of the country and destroy the property of their employers and neighbours, they must be checked by every legal means which the Go vernment has at its disposal. The Meeting was then dis solved, after having entered into one of the most munifi cent subscriptions ever known in this country of liberal charity and disinterested lunnavitif The distress of the working classes, arising from their want of employment, has excited the sympathy of every class in the nation. There is not any country on earth in which misery or every kind is more promptly or more effectively relieved than in our own. In no country do the rich come forward mote willingly, or more liberally, to supply the wants and minister to the necessities of the pour. Never, therefore, was an attack more unauthorised than the one contained in the following article in the Chro nide of yesterday : " We would fain hope that the troops which Govern meta are conveying rapidly to the disturbed district" will be able to keep down the unfortunate people. Relief ought at the same time to be given to them. The state of aban donment in which the poor famished creatures have so long been left, is really far from creditable to the higher ranks of this country. If they really felt not:ting, policy ought to have taught them to appear to sympathize with their unfortunate countrymen in their protracted suffer ings. We may be assured that this indifference, and the persuasion generally entertained that the calamities of the country, which press so heavily on them, are chiefly attri butable to the landowners, have deeply incmsed them against the higher ranks." Is there either truth or justice in thus indirectly charg ing the calamities of the country on the landholders ? Can any calumny be snore undeserved than that which repre sents the higher rank, as totally destitute of feeling for their suffering fellow -creatures, and calling upon them to assume, from ppl icy , the semblance Of that humanity which in reality they want, anti at least appear to sympathize with sufferings to which actually they arc indffii , rcut `? At any other crisis than the present, such slander would not deserve refutation ; but we have•already remarked upon the systematic endeavours of a certain party in the country to separate the working classes ; in affection and interest, from those above them. They tse tliscribcd in the paragraph just quoted; as being " deeply Incensed against the higher ranks :" but, in spite of the pains taken to mislead them, they entertain no such feeling; and no attempt can, at:this perilous moment, be more malignant or more mischievous, than to represent the landholders, and that class who, from their wealth, ought to be, and are, the natural protectors of the poor, as being their natural enemies—careless of their misery, and callous to their privations. There is surely enough of unprincipled outrage afloat, to make it at least superfluous to hold up the imuluwilers as having canctlled all claim to forbearance. The destructive spirit which al ready agitates the rioters in the manufacturing districts, does not require the efforts of any faction to goad it to fur ther extent ; and those who really wish well to their inte rests would rather exhort them to measure back their steps, than give any fresh direction to their spirit of de struction. ' We have only room to direct the attention of our readers to Mr. Cssumu'a propcsitionsfor letting the bonded grain into consumption, and for allowing foreign corn to be im ported into this country during the recess of Parliament, at the discretion of Ministers, when the price shall be above 653. per quarter. The discussion has been adjourned till to-morrow. CITY, TUESDAY EVENING. The unexpected proposition, relative to the admission of corn, that was introduced to the notice of Parliament last night, pro duced a favourable effect in the City this morning, and was hailed as the first measure towards a total change in the Corn Laws. Pcrsuns who congregate much about the Royal Exchange arc apt to deal in the marvellous, and are elevated or depressed to a numb greater extent than circumstances will often admit of. On the present occasion, it was confidently anticipated that com merce would rtvive, the Colonial market become firmer, and the general export trade be materially relieved. We have little doubt but that these advantages will follow in the train of that measure that the Ministers, so much to their honour, arc proposing to the consideration of the Legislature. But still we do not anti cipate such immediate results from it as the speculators on the Stock Exchanges appear to do. The Meeing at the City of London Tavern was looked to with considerable anxiety, and probably had its influence on the money market, or at least the bears made it, as well as the corn subject, subservient to their temporary purposes; and in the one instance, they declared that an influx of corn would take money out of the market to purchase it, and thus depress the funds ; and in the other, that the country must be to a deplorable condition before such a Meeting as the one held to-day would have been con. vened. Console opened heavily at 77g. and therefore they did riot long maintain that quotation, tlechein ; but a re-action af terwards occurred, a bich brought them toy, at which they closed. The New Scrip was Y dis. ; and Batik Stock, for money, 198, and for the account, 227. Exchequer Bills were 9s. Ins. premium. In Mexican and Colombian Bonds a slight rise occurred ; the former being in dem Intl, at anti the latter at 40} Greek Bonds were ; and New Spanish ditto, 5. The Times, to the plenitude of its anxiety to produce dejection, had in its City article, yesterday, a long, anti confused paragraph about Savings' Banks, evidently concocted without any reference to documents. We can aisle. that at present no loss has been sustained by the Government in consequence of sales on account of these Banks. The Puke of Newcastle, the Bishop of London, Lord Robert Seymour, Lord Bridport, the Hon. B. Ilouverie, M.P., Mr. Portman, M.P., and Col. Eyre, have all within the last two months become patrons of the old Charity School of Marylebone, which maintains and educates GO boys and Go girls, the children of the poor parishioners. Yesterday the Lord Mayor rave a sumptuous dinner to a large and elegant party. There were present the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, S:r James Shaw, Sir Charles and Miss Flower, Alderman and Mrs. Lucas, the Governor of the Bank of England, Mr. and Mrs. Rothschild, Sir Peter Lautie, Mr. Manning, M.P., &c. We cannot but -ob s( rye that, whatever be the distresses without, the Lord Mayor seems determined that no check shall be put upon ' the hospitalities within, the Mansion House. PATI • The Marquis of Londonderry entertained a large party of distinction at dinner, on alonday, at his residence, Ilulderness House, Park.lane : among whom were—Prince Esterbasy, the Marquis and Miuridoness ..f Lansdow a. the Mqui of :ler:Dort', the Marquis of Anly, the Earl and Couatess Caroti ar ns, s the Earl and Count's' Bathurst g ,the Earl and Countess of Falmouth, the Countess of Antrim, Lord and Lady Beigrave. Lord and J.ady Ellenhorough, Thomas Lawrence, Colonel Brown, Captain Wood, Mr. IPtionald. In the evening, her Lady:Alp gave her drat grand assembly fur the season. 'llse grand +Lane trallert and the spacious and elegant suite of drawing rooms were thrown open, and were Illuminated with great brilliancy. A hand o f t h e G uar d s were stationed In the inner-ha ll, who performed martial and other music, al the coinpany entered, In their usual style of excellence. 'there were pre ,Tut most of the harut ton In town : among whom were—most of the Foteign Ambassador* and their Ladies. Prince Coacher:off, his Kaye! Highness the Doke of Gloueetter, the Duke of Wellington, the Duke of te %ninth Ire, the Duchess of North, berlai id. the Marquis and Marchioness of Wintlevter, the Marquis Camden and Lady Pratt, Emily Alarchlo nes. of Londonderry, the Marcblortets of Westmeath. Count and Cmintes. Munster, Count and Countess. Lud .If, Countess Lleven, the Earl and Countess of Charleville, the Eari and Countess Grosvenor, the Earl of Shaftesbury, the Earl of ‘A'enraoliand and Lady G. Fane, the Earl and Counters Darnley, the Countess of Dartmouth and the Ladies Legge, the Dowager Countess of Clare and Lady Fitzgibbon, Earl Talbot, Lady Hampden ' the Ladles Clement, L or d Ed war d Somerset, Earl Brecknock, Lord and Lady .IlaryliarJoali, Lady AIIII Beckett, are. aro. The Marchioness of Lansdown hoe Issued cards of Invitation, for a grand rout, on Thrir•olay, the Ilth inst. Lord Bexley entertained a dlatingnished party at dinner yesterday, at his house In Great tieurge-street. Westminster. Lord Sberborne had a dinner party yesterday, at his house la Lower rusveuor•strett. _ _..--.. The Countess of Jersey's assembly, on Monday evening, in Berke:ey ed:pare, was very Mr. ill'Oonsid and the Countess of Antrim entertained a rtistireetished Party at dinner yrsterdsy. at their house in Berkeley -equate. henry Cllvv , Esq. M.P. had a dinner party yesterday, at bin goose in NewsWeent, Sp n rites-gardens. The Monorabie Douglas Kinuaird and Alexander Adair, Esq. bad dinner parties yesterday. MOVEMENTS. Lady Bloomfield arrived to WWII yesterday, from /Cent. The Honourable C. F. 41tewart left town yesterday, for Sco'land. Firsgernid, Esq. left town 3 esterday. for his seat In Herta. William Markham, Esq. arrived In town yesterday, from hls slat In Yorkshire. D.ivenport, Esq. M.P. al d fondly hive arrived In town, from their seat in Cheshire. Lord Delamere left town yesterday, far his seat In CheAbire. W. A. Roberts, Fog. DLP. arrived yesterday at the ClarentSn Hotel, Bond-street, from Ms seat In Worreetershire. Prince Leopold left town ye terday for Claremont. The lion. Dlri. illarobarn attired yesterday at Cusan's Hotel, %taunt street, from her seat In Kent. W. Hale, Esq. arrived yesterday at his house in Portugal-streef, from his seat in Kent. AffirThh at Fenton's New Tfotel, St. James's-street:—James Spurrier, Esq. from his seat in Hauls C. Auuiel, Esq. from the Continent ; Francis Morgan. Esq. from his seat in Rant I. Departures :—Lady B. Warren, for Brighton ; Captain D. Murray, on a tour. Artivtals at the Brunswick Hotel (late Blake's;, Jermyn-street Ward Pt otheroe, jun. Esq. from a tour; Captain Miles, from Dover. Dr. and Mrs. Jenkins and family arrived yesterday at the British Hotel. Jertnyn.street, from Oxford. Arrivals at Jordan's Hotel, St. James's street:—General hurray, from a tour; J. B. Trevannion, Esq. from his Peat In Cornwall. Arrivals at the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington and Cork-streets : Mr. and Mrs. Wedderburne. from Brighton ; Mr. and Mrs. Hunter, from • tour. Departures:—William Bragge, Esq. for surrey; ♦. Guineas, Esq. fur Bath Lunen, Esq. for ditto; Hoe, Esq. fur ditto. PUBLIC MEETING, TO RAISE A SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE RELIEF OF TUE DISTRESSED MANIJFACTURERS IN LAN. CASH I RE. A public meeting took place yesterday at the City of London Tavern, Itishopsgate-street, in consequence of • requisition, ad dressed by several of the most respectable and leading men of the City to the Hight Hon. the Lord Mayor, for that purpose. The hour appointed for the business of the meeting to commence was two o'clock, hut long before that time had arrived, the great room, in which public meetings are generally convened, was crowded by persona of the very first respectability, among whom were many of the principal merchants and manufacturers of the City of London. At two o'clock the company began to evince a little impatience, anti intimated by the usual signs their desire that the businesa of the meeting should begin! A gentleman from the Committee- Boom came forward, and announced that the Lord Mayor would ti,kc the Chair almost immediately, which seemed to give satisfac tion ; but some further delay taking place. symptoms of impatience were renewed more loudly and unequivocally titan before. At a quarter after two, the Lord Mayor entered the room, accom panied by the Archbishop of' Canterbury, the Bishops of London, Cheater, and Chichester, Mr. Secretary Peel, the Earl of Clarendon, Earl Donley. Sir John Wmttesley, Mat. M.P., Sir T. D. Adand, Bart. M.P., Mr. John Smith, M.P., Mr. T. Wilson, M.P., Al derman Wood, M.P., Mr. William Ara', M.P., Mr. W. Den. ;Aeon, M.P., Mr. Dawson, M.P., Mr. flutterwonh, 31. p., Alder. man Sir Charles Flower, Dr. liirkbeek, 51r. Z. Macauley, &c. &e: The Lord Mayor, Mr. Secretary Peel, and the Bishop of Chester were, on their entering the room, enthusiastically greeted by the Meeting. The Loan MAYOR having taken the Chair, his Lordship pro ceeded to inform the Meeting that he had convened them together on the present occasion at the request of 'several - gentlemen of con. siderable importance in the City, who were accustomed to take the lead on occasions (titbit. kind, and who, feeling the deepest com miseration for the aunt-logs of the unemployed manufacturers (which feeling, his Lordship was assured, was not only partici pated in by the present Meeting, but by the country at large) wished to commerce a subscription for their temporary relief (cheers), and to make arrangements for th e collection and distribu tion of the subscriptions that would be made on their behalf. (Loud cheers.) It was unnecessary for him to trespass on the time of the Meeting b' entering into the circumstances of those dis tresses, of the existence of which they were all too fully apprised. He cotild not, however, but regret that it hail been his painful duty (during the !evr months he had had the honour of tilling the seat of Chief Magistrate) to meet his fellow-citizens on several occasions having relation to the prevailing distresses among the people ; but he knew it was one of the characteristics of the citizens of London never to be wanting in the discharge of their ditty, though a painful one; and he was satisfied that, on the present occasion, they would not be wanting in rendering a prompt relief to the distresses of the people; for, whilst there were none who felt more sincere exults. tion than they did in the prosperity of the country, so there were none more prompt in coming forward to give it their aid in seasons of distiess. (Cheers.) When he reflected on what had been done by them for the relief of the unfortunate, and toe the just reward of the.brave, he could not but believe that when they were called upon to come forward for the relief of that suffering class, who had, by their industry, contributed so much to the wealth and stability of the empire, they would do PO whit their usual liberality and prompti tude—a feeling which lie was confident would be imitated through. out the country, as soon as their proceedings should be known. (Cheers.) He was sorry to have detained die Meeting so long be fore he took the Chair, but such munificent subscriptions had poured in on evsry side (loud and continued cheering) that it was impossible to avoid the short delay that had occurred. (Cheers.) Mr. MARTIN then read a list of the subscriptions that had been already received; at the head of which was his Most Gracious Majesty 2.000/. in addition to all the other sums which his alajeaty had already locally contributed; the alarmiis of Stafford. 1.0001.; Sir Robert Peel, Bart. mot. ; the Earl of Liverpool 2001.; Mr. Secretary Peel 3001.; Mr. Secretary Canning 1001.; the Archbishop of Canterbury 1001.; the Archbishop of York 100/.; the Lord Chancellor 2001. ; the Bishop of Chester 501.; and a long list of others, to the amount of several thousand pounds. The Archbishop of CANTY:DRURY then rose and said, he had the honour to submit for the approbation of the meeting a series of resolutions, for the purpose of carrying on the subscrip tions which had been begun in so handsome a manner, and whim he felt assured would be continued in the same spirited and promptly benevolent way, until the object of all had been ac complished, by the removal of the distress which they had to de plore. His Lordship then read the following resolutions:— •• I. That the extreme distress which at present unhappily pre vails In the manufacturing districts, is justly entitled to public sympathy and compassion. " 2. That, with the view of affording relief to the sufferers, a subscription be now opened. " 3. That the following gentlemen be a Committee to manage the subscription, with full power to distribute at their discre tion. [A number of gentlemen were nominated, instuding all those who had sighed the requisition to the Lord Mayor." " 4. That seven be a quorum, and that the Committee have power to add to their number. " 5. That Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Co. be bankers to the subecriptioo. " IL That this Meeting cannot separive without expressing the deepest sorrow at the riotous proceeslings which have recently taken place; and they deem it to be an act of duty to thew misguided fellow-subjects to remind them that private property must be protected, and the laws respected ; and that outrages so much to be deplored must necessarily issue in the punishment and ruin of the perpetrator., and in the increased distress of the peaceable and well disposed." The resolutions having been carried by acclamation, A person in the centre of the room rose to address his Lord. ship. He observed, that the unanimity with which the resolu tions had passed was a sufficient encomium on his Lordship for the promptitude he had shown in callirg the present Meeting. (Chair, chair). But As he saw an lion. Gentleman belongtng to his Slajetity's Government in the room, he (the speaker) Mild not help taking the opportunity of declaring it as his mullion—and he conceived it was the opittion of the greater portion of this vast meeting—that it was his Majesty's Government alone that could meet the distresses that prevailed. (Here the cries of " Chair, chair !" became loud and incesatot, and we could only catch the words)_This he had declared again and again ; and he therefore mast humbly conceived that the motion he had to suggest would not be at all disorderly. lie would advert to tite Committee tip the relief of Ireland. The cries of "Chair, chair!" becoming more loud than Wore, The Loan MAYOR rose and observed, that this wan a meeting called solely for the purpdse of setting on foot a subscription, sod it was therefore quite irregular to introduce any other subject. For his own part, lie should be happy to receive and to attend o requisition for the discussion of any subject that might be supposed to he connected with the dietreatiee of the manufeie turers ; but the gentleman would feel with him, that great incou venieitee must ensue by an endeavour to mix up several discordant matter+ at one meeting. (Cheers). The stranger /mid, that he con-idered the rot ilsbion to be too much enlarged already, and wished it hail been more limited. The Bishop of Losnow then rose, and obeervell, that the business of the day having been thus far happily settled, accord.. ing to the wishes of every one present. it was now his pleasing teak to propose the thinks of this assemble to the Right lion. the Lord Mayor, for having called this Meeting, and for his able conduct in the chair. This, he anticipated, they would ogres in as unanimously as in the original motion that was proposed to them. ((leers ) On the motion being put, A Mr. BVIIRIDG E rose to address the Meeting ; but the ate of •• Chair, c h a i r ! D own , d own ! G o on , go nn !" were so load and incessant, that we could not heat a word of the gentleman's first observations. The Bishop of Lemons/ made several attempts to address Mr. Burridge, tint his Lordship's efforts were ineffectual. . The Lott n Mayon was sure that the Meeting would perceive, in the present 'rate of the business of the Meeting, it.was im possible he could interfere. He had not hegira distinctly whether the gentleman's observations referred to the subject then before the Meeting. Mr. MARTIN spoke to order. The motion of !harks Wr the Lord Mayor having been made and carried—(Write of " No, no!) 111 r. BUDRIDGE—Then I suppose that TOlioh Mr. MARTIN again interfered, but the cries of " Do on !" being predominant, that gentleman desisted, and Mr. By a a woe proceeded to make some remarks, the nature of which we could not distinctly understand. Ile said that on last Sundat, when he was meditating on the disiretviirof the country, he opened his Bible, and was forcibly struck with these words, " Behold the hoe of the labourers who have reaped down your fickle which is of you kept back by fraud, erieth ; and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth." These words occurred in the sth chapter of St. James the 4th Verse. He rejoiced he had the opportunity of it. tering them to the whole country at large. and he hoped he uttered thee) in time to prevent anarchy and bloodshed. (Cries of "Down, down ! Chair, ehsir !" His feelings would not let him pass si lently this meeting. Melt they saw hunger famine ranging together, it *as time to speak out ; and so long as lie had a tongue to utter he would certainly endeavour to make use of it (a pause)—. to the best of his power. (Loud laughter.) He did not wash to' go on, unless the company liked (Chair, chair); he wnolti there_ fore conclude by moving the following resolution :—" That it is the opinion of this Meeting that if Pariiament be dissolved with, out tinvestigating (and amending the present systetn of the Corn Laws (subject to the most oppressive abuses against the petal the people ought not to elect, or re-elect nay Members who do not pledge themselves to vote for the total telxilition of the present law next Session." (Cries of " Chair.") He had no politia eel motives to actuate him t he disclaimed airy desire fo interrupt the harmony of the Meeting. (Chair, chore.) _ . The Loan MA fOR understood that the resolution Just pro. posed had relation to the Corn Laws, which he coOld not •uffcr to be put. lie should be exceedingly happy to call a Meeting for that or any other purpose which the citizens of london might de. sire ; but at present it was utterly incompatible with a right di._ charge of any business whatever, to tutrotliee the disitission of any subject. The thanks of the Meeting were then unanimously voted to his I;(;rd.hip', who expressed himself happy a: the favourable cone structirn pt:t upon his services. A Mr. !Uncial' then rose, and turning round to the Meeting, said—Lae us call upon the !And .Mayor to call rt Meeting in. stantly—now—at this moment —to consider the question of the Corn Laws. These laws are the cause of all our di+trexses. (Cries of "Call, call ! Adjourn, adjourn !") If they would look at the 2d volume of the Gentlenwri's Macazhte for 17 1 2. they would find that the wages then affixed for the labourer. wee.. equal to two blishels of wheat a week: whereas now, atid in 1325, the la. bower recei/ed one bushel a week. There were six millions of labouring manufacturers in the country, and the price of a bushel of wheat for each would amount to 1 millions of pounds in a year, all ur which was taken out of the pockets of the poor. lie yeas a rnanufa;dnrer, and he had ht•en obliged to di.. clfarge all his men. (Cries of " Chair, chair !" again interrupted the speaker.) The LORD Mayon—lf you will draw up a reluisition, Mr. Knight, I will attend to it; but you are :mainly wrong in the course you are now pursuing. 11r. KNIGHT-1 cannot help speaking, my Lord; it is my feel that ItApcl me; I feel most deeply on the subject. The Corn Laws are the cause of all. The gentleman fisting taken his seat, the 11,1-d Itayor was about to adjourn the Meeting, whin the call fur .Ir. Peel became general; but EMI DARNLEY rove, for the purpose of proposing jhat the sub .:captions should not bf confined to be received at the banking. house of Smith, Payne. and Co., but that all the bankets in Lon don and Westminster hold be desired to rece;Te them. The Loan MAYOR said that would be so, as a matter of course. Thu calls for 31r. Feel was again made, more loudly than beton.. After some time, • The Right lion. Gentleman woe, t'd was greeted by applause. that lured for some minutes. Alter the cheers had subsided, the Right Hon. Secretary addressed the Meeting to the following effect :—" I ant here, gentlemen, merely as a private individual, taltit.g, at the same time, a very deep interest, from many cir. curostances, in the welfare of those manufacturing districts whieff are suffering at this moment the most painful distress: and coming here to co-operate with you in adopting some mode of relief for that distress. (Cheers.) I must return my thanks to those gentlemen who seemed disposed to have inteodMed other topics, which may be, and no doubt are, highly proper for other times, and under other circumstances, for the readiness with which they have kidded to the general feeling of the Meeting, in kindly assenting to for. hear all discussion. thereby rendering the present Meeting una. nimous; for undoubtedly the mote unanimous we are on this great occasion, the more likely are We to promote the great and portant object for which we ate met. (Cheers.) The truths are set painful, they speak so forcibly, and with an eloquence so over. wbclming, that it is utterly impossible fur me to address you upon them, or to attempt to recommend to you the object of this day's meeting. I hold in mi hand a report from one of the dis. tutbed divricts, which I will, if it is Our pleasure, read to eau (Cries of " Read, read !") which, without harrowing up your feelings by the enumeration of individual distress, will be a aut. ticient proof of the pressing necessity of our coming forward, and unanimoustyjoining in our endeavours to alleviate the ills that exist, and in seconding the exertions that have been already made,• the footle towards which, I regret to say, arc almost exhausted. I hold in my hand a letter from the vicar of the parish of Bolton, a very considerable and important parish, about nine or tent miles distance from Manchester, itt which the Rev. Gentleman makes an appeal to the benevolence of the King—an appeal width I need hardly say was that instant attended to (loud cheers)—tar assistance, towards the alleviation of the distresses which his letter describes. This gentleman addressed me on Saturday last. Be describes himself as Vicar of the parish, and Chairman of the Committee for relief in that district; and he states that he was commissioned by the Magistrates and local authorities to by before me a .'ate of the distrest to which the manufacturers of that district were unhappily reduced. Considerable numbers of them were out of employ, and unable to earn anything for themselves or family, while many were only partially able to obtain work. They were suffering generally, and in many cases extremely. In order to provide, in some degree, for those evils, a subscription had been set on toot, and 1,2001. raised, all of which was nearly exhausted. In I this pressure of affairs they could not, the writer continues to say 4 expect even to prevent starvation ; and they begged to state these facts to their gracious King. The writer then adds what is of considerable importance—"lt is my duty, and I am proud to add, that our suffering poor are not altogether unworthy of the Royal. compassion and bounty, inasmuch as they hare endured %bele pi. %%thins with the most exemplary said patient submission (ctheers); anti that there is no town in the kingdom where *he people are more attached to their King than the town of Bolton." Now although it is perfectly true that great end most culpable excesses have taken place in different parts of the manufacturing districts, yet nothing would be more unjust than to make the great body of the menu. factoring population responsible for them. (Loud cheers.) We mast remember how small a portion of them have been actually engaged in the riotous proceedings that hare occurred. The direct advantage which will result from this Meeting will be innnense ; but there will also be an indirect advantage in the moral feeling that will be created by this set of spontanecus bounty. I know that, when it was announced in the town tat Rochdale that his Majesty had subscribed 5001. towards the relief of the distressed weavers of that town, the pour unfortunate sut fevers rejoiced more at the knowledge of that tact, they were mote deeply penetrated by learning that there were haute sympathizing with their suffering, than they did in the hope of Immediate parti. ciliation in the bounty which I had the honour of communicating to them. It is thus that the present Meeting will operate upon the minds and feelings of the people for whose benefit we are now as. sembled. I shall say no more on this subject, or i might refer to other documents received from other parts of the country, giving de tails equally painful us that which I have read. But I consider the letter front Bolton a fair specimen of the sufferings to which the people of those parts are reduced, and, 1 may also add, as fair a specimen —notwithstanding the excesses to which I have referred, and which must and shall be suppressed by the strong atm of power (loud cheers)—of the patience and submission with whirlt they are borne. let us also hear in mind that the accounts of the ilistresses endured by the manufacturers, which we have received, may not be near the extent to widen they actually exist, Such ;dace,' as Manchester, Rochdale, Blackb urn , and Bolton. probably all enjoy the advantage of a Daily Press, by which the aufferings of she people are made known to us; but I have strong reasons to believe tbat in the mountainous parts of the districts, where no Press exists. and no such appeals can be raised in appli cation to the bounty of the worthy and the sympathisthg„ the suf ferings of the people are equally severe I These places will, how. ever, be made accessible to our charity. (Cheers.) I have thus given vent to n.y feelings, and cannot avoid expressing the sous. faction I derive from the general unanimity which has prevailed on this occasion ; and I hope we shall now be allowed to disperse, without the introduction of any topics irrelevant to the object tut which we assembled. The Right Honourable Gentleman sat down amid loud and reiterated plaudits. Mr. 31 ATlTter then announced that the subscription might be paid at the table ; and The Loitu Mel on adjourned tae Meting. 441 • f -4.e k '4t , 4 • i EL j!--7*.