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of stock belonging to the public establishments, fee. ought to be btu before the Chamber. It had come to his (the lion. (Snide- man's) ear, that one of the exceptions was entailments ( wojoestr). U so, it wan a return to the feudal system, and a violation of the Charter which inosecrated the equality of rights. Why should titled opulence have a dispensation, when the small freeholder suf fered a redaction of 1 per cent. ? The maintenance of the inte grity of the income of Hospitals, the Munt-de-Piete, the Legion ▪ 5111011 f. bi.e. he (the I *stow; approved. In conclusion, the Hon. Deputy proposed an amendment to the effect of reducing the immix upon only one-fifth of the stuck which it was proposal to telmbinse, vit. :—nne-tifth of 141,0110,000 fr., such fifth to he deter mined by lot. M. RICARD argued, that the project was unjust and illegal, and voted am it, reserving to himself to present an amendment for the protetti.Nl of creditors, and to effect a reduction in the interest without avtiwnting the capital. The kl isIXTI: a of the F 'NAME! said, it was the force of cir cunistance•---the progressive augmentation of credit—the duty isn potted nu a Ministers to preserve the advantages so dearly bought, end the neceviity of escaping from real danger.--which had induced or wither r. osirshied bun to propose• the measure in question. The price of Stocks exceeding par, and the transfers arising from that eireueinance, added to the uncertain price thereby occasioned, nada net lure been prolonged without duster to the public wealth. This state of things had not sprung . from the proposition of the )overnment, hut was rather the origin of the proposition. The' necessity of the present measure was evident to every one, end the mains of effecting it presented the only difficulty. Under these circumstances, there were two points to be acconiilishid ; the first ' was the rtduction of the Interest upon the national debt, so as to aid the reduction upon private loans ; and the second, to substitute for the existing public effects such as were free from the danger of a future reimbursement. These two objects could not have been secured by any other mode than that proposed ; namely, by cre ating 3per Cents at 76fr. which was the same ax d per Cents at 100 fr. His Excellency then showed the reaiion why it had been considered better to abandon to the Company who conducted the operation the benefit arising front the reduction, for a haul time, rather than to pay them a commission ; and added, that this profit, calculated at 33 millions, would most willingly have been .thrown into the bands of the stockholders, if the Government could have executed the project without the intervention of the Cmnpiny. Ile then punned the !dune line of reasoning as the Committee's re port, relative to the augmentation of the capital of the public debt, ant thy benefit arm ruling to the Sinking Fund ; and otverved, that whatever was the titmice of stockholders, the opration must be ad vantsgirou, to the cuuntry. If they chow: to re-invest their capital, there would he a mving of ill wilLons, which the nation would en. joy front the Ist of January, 1326. If. on the other hand, they preferred reimbitisanent, a volt mass of capital would Mow into the channels -of agriealture and commerce. 'rile Minister concluded, by recapitulating the advantages of the measure, and savoring the Chamber Cunt it had been impinsible to contract with the capitalist, upon other terms than he had done. •• To me," added he, `' the advantages are so evident, that if Cite Chamber should judge other wise, I shall retain the me l ancholy conviction, that it is for want of my having been able to present %Mtn in their proper light." Adjourned. PARLLIMENTARY INTELLIGENCE. DOVSE OF LORDS, IVEnxEsDAY, Arlin. M. Their Lordships met this day, ',mused to adjournment for the Ewer holidays. 'The Lord Chancellor, Earl Nclmo, Lords tialtoun and 11fhntfried, sat at ten o'clock, to hear appeals ; and at tire the lit use met for the despatch of husincas. ... .. ........ II ERR' rishiEity. The DIA of SIIA rrtsut: RV presented • petition from the 'Merit• of Ki!raincy, in Yileshire, praying for it continuation of the bTanties un the hrrring ftsheries.—Laid on the table. PROCTORS' COSTS BILL (IRELAND). The Proctors' Costs Dill (Ireland) was read • third time and pawl. IRISH COUNTY TREASURERS' BILL &e. Their Lordship% went into 'committees on the Irish County Trea surers' Hill ; the Irish Constahnisry Bill ; the Irish Hecind Hill; me l d the lank l'orfarxe Bill. SECRET SOCIETIES (IRELAND). Lord 0041 , 1111 D prerented a petition from the freemason of Armagh, praying to he ca , nnpied front the operation of the Secret Society Att.—baid on the table. . Lord DUFFEKIN resented a similar netition front the Free nations of another town, the named which we could not butt ; and which was also laid on the table.--Adjourned. PRICES OF BRITISU Bank Strrk 2.14 3 per Cent Reduer,l. 95/ $ 3 per Cent. wns. !I $A $ New SI per Om*. 4 per Cent. lellj 1 4 . aw 4 per Cent.. lor.p Antealtirt, 1-16 Inperial 3 per Cent,. Be.sk for Acenunt, Com.brAet. SC$ 3 WI Indonitoek ITOCILti YINTS RDA Y. India Book, 81 Iti SO pr. lolls he Amway South Sat Stock, South Ss Old Ansonia) South Ma New Annuities 1,0001. 50 42 49 pr. Ditto, :401. 50 pr. Ditto, Small, at 83 50 pr. Indorsed ditto PRICES OF FOREIGN Aitairiaa Scrip. 171 it pr. Ditto for Acct. In 174 104 Ditto paid in full, 100 & 100 Chilton Bala. asi II Ditto far Acct. ail (:olartb. Ma. 94 j 34 44 4 4 Do. Act. 94 4 44;. Ditto 14 Arc. 44 se 41 pr. 41)&rash lio da Mt 2 Do. Mark% Bunco 4:reek scrip. 14 2 dis. Ditto irr Acct. Manticri Honda. Ditto Scrip. 104 4 j pr. Do. Ace. II 4 104 q 114 pr. Neapolitan Ikla. Ditto for Acct. Peruvian Bowls 8! Ditto for Acct. Do. Leal', Lawry Tickets, 261. 19.. STOCKS YESTERDAY. llPortoguese Bond., Do. for Acct. 954 Dina Scrip Of pr. Prussiim Bonds 984 Ditto (Itt?) Russian lids. 914 3 Russian for Acct. 97i 84 Span. Cons. 174 . 31 Ditto for Acct. f Ditto 178 & 244 lids. Ditto 85 Bonds 1)u. 8 per Cents. (1M) Ditto 10hf. ss. Bonds Auglo Mex. Mines Alliance Dutch Bonds 109 De. Exchange Fe. Rentes, 191 f. Do. Es. 281. Mk. 40e. 45e. 60e. Do. *rip, la pr. Ditto for Aces. 181 pr. trite OritifSh iproo. NSW TITEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. This Eyening. viiER , DAY. April Elk will be perfunned THE LORD Or THF: MANOR. Young Contreet. Mr. Poster ; 'rraenewe. Mr. Brabant ; La Hipp*, W. Marley 1 11441, :Ir. Knight. Annette. Mini Stephens.: Sophia. bi..mCabltt ; :413141 rowel ; M.. 11 Flagguis. Mr. Liston. To eoneltnie with ZOIWASTER ; or. THE hPIRIT Or THE STAR. To.inancie. Rub Muy bleernrier. THEATRE RoiAI,COVENT-GARDEN. This Evening. Inv ItSDAV, April 211, will bajparfurmoil SHALL FILVE A FALL. Ow", Venton, Mr. W. 1•a; rrn : 'Torrent", Mr. Jones; Loren:a. Mr. Conan t Colonel I.l,"rileel. Mr. Abbott; Mal"r dshann,"l, Mr. Ginn ; Cornet Count Tannin,. Mr. Vans; Spook,. Mr. Rianrhard. Owaaton Vtinese, Mn. Davenport; Leonora. Min Lore ; Victoria, Yte Manneersley. . . . . Tor etinrlittle with THE SPIRITS 1W THE MOON; Or. THE INL'SHATION OP THE NILE T•serorraw. The Jealous Wife. TILEATRE 1t0141„ FNGLISH OPERA-HOUSE. MR. MATHEWS AT HONE! This Evening. THURMAN, April M). With his ANNUAL LEX rung an PECULIARITIES. CHARACTER. and MANNERS: FOlistilesi on ObservaUous anti Adventures dozing his bb TRIP TO AMERICA. In Titres Parts. Pang Ill.—A Monorolvlumar. galled ALI. WELL AT NATCHITOCHES. AM tini ‘horartersuf On Evening's Eutertalninent to be represented In Mr MATHEW*, avers to be opened at Setae-Performance begins at Eight o'Cloek. Bosco to he taMell 94 Yr. Mentsuust, at the Buz Oahe, Strand En stance. Irons Tan till Vier. Plana ratnmt potelbly be kept after hair-past Eight crelnelt. ek.a The Pnagnetur artranthile inehann the *galenite's of tin Theatre. that their etantert has been fug thee studied by th e ailintLa ut ens ad Mr. Parkins 's Most Powerful warm 10 root ev. ADELPNI THEATIIE, STR.IND. TWO 'Craning. THURSDAY. April ^_f I. and s May 1. will br prrientod A VARIRTV NP:IV and PLEASING ENTF.RT a INVENTS, Assoapor whish W:II LIU Introdiaeod, the inuelindmlred and astonishing LAUGHING UAS! Roles. as. lit. dn. Gallery. 10. Laaory open at half past Six and &yin at &Gaut Half. Price at half past fight. 111 IT ISM Puss commenced rabbi/tins yesterday owning at live o'clock. LONDON, THURSDAY, Aran. 29, 1024. Last nigh: ac receives' Hunburgh Papers to the 94th of April. Thrir cont:nts are uninteresting. We copy the following partglaphs:— _ ST. PET ERSIIURGH, Araltr7• We leant that his 1111jcsty has assigned a sum of thlnsim Mil lions of rubles for public building's in this capital. In tha sight of the 11th Feb. a slight shock of sn earthisake was telt at Irkutsk, in Sibmim The rere.tue of the city of Moscow amounted last year to 2,11i5,000 ruble, and Ow expenditure to 1,71h1,000. ills Majesty has ordered that all !coats loft by Russian subjects to ebstitable Inatitutious ta the Kingdom of Hanover shall be ex empt from the duty ‘ , l li pic cent. imposed by the law oo legacies via' out of the Lorre. HANOVER, APRIL 21. Immediately on the /10.1ieation of the Ain to regulate the navi gation of the Weser, thz merchants at klintlen made mnonstranees @gaunt it, and have even sent deputies to Hanover to explain their objections at length. They have received fur answer that all must rimain as determined In tiro Act all the next inertias of die Ikpu. ties, which will take place in the course of nest year. 4.)4 the 13th, during a hJavy fall of snow, there was • thunder storm at 31entiorff, in this kingdom. The lightning squelt three windmills that wee* still going ; it set one in flames; in the second it struck the miller, whose stocking was berned, and who remained foe a time senseless; In the third it entered above. and issued through the done below, which was open. A thick cloud of smoke immediately arose from this mill ; the lightning had, however, only set fire to one sack, and die tire wa.s immediately put out by the boy, who was in the mill. CHRISTIANA, APRIL 13. Our Viceroy the Crown Prince, and hi► consort, arrived here on Sunday night. On the Ist they passed the frontiers between Rund and Kongsvinger, and were received by Count Widely Jaibt , burg, Licutenani-lieneral Kobell, &e. At Kunt,-iivinger they were complimented by Count Sandels. In the city all ranks vied in giv ing their Royal Highnesses' joyful welcame. Yesterday at two o'clock the Storthing waited on the Prince in a body, and Count Widely Jsilsburg, the President, made a speech, to which his Royal Highness replied in the most gracious terms. Ilia Royal Highness has now entered on the exercise of his functions as Vice roy, Chancellor of the University, and Comutander-in-Chief by sea and land. The permission given to some districts to pay their taxes in corn has been made use of by the farmers to a considerable extent. _ _ (20PF.NNAGEN, APRIL IS. According to an official statement, the number of births last year in the kingdom of Denmark eiceetled the deaths in a very re markable proportion, Pls.:—Births, 37,9411; Deaths, 20,971. EXCHANGES. Hamar:ion, APRIL 23.— London, 3G, 2 months 36,2. PET I: maim awn, A rat t. 11.—Lopilon, 9 11-32; Paris, 984. BERLIN, Aran. 211.--Loadon. 3 months, G M. Monday and Tuesday** Paris Papers reached our office yesterday. From the Journal du Commerce it appears that an attempt, on the 14th, was made to burn Madrid. On the evening of that day a conflagration had broken r out at the same time, in the four qu:.rters of that city ; its progress was stopped alone by the presence of the French troops. Two children arc stated to have perished in the flames, and it is probable many more lives were lost, though the French Papers will not acknowledge it. rhe two contending parties, Royalists and Constitu tienalists, were accusing each other as the incendiaries, and the attempt will probably be made the pretext for new persecutions (if suffe•rel by the French) again t the diminished followers of the Constitution in that capital. The latest accounts, to the 13th, from Toledo, where Fer dinand then was, state the arrival of Talaru, the French Ambassador. Baurmont's recall from the command in Spain is again asserted to have been decided upon ; but whether Dijeon or the Duke of Ragusa will succeed him is not yet stated. Bounnont appears to have lent himself to the worst prejudices and measures of the Spanish tyrant, and the vile crew by whom he is surrounded. Ilia recall therefore became absolutely necessary ; and it slims the disposition of the French Ministry to subdue the reign of terror and persecution within the Pyrenees, when they recall this officer. Bourmont was to be re warded by Ferdinand with a patent of nobility before his departure. Donnadieu, the violent Ultra, who commanded against the heroic Mine in Catalonia, was distinguished by the despot in the same way. The report of the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies on the 2 tth will be found in our columns. The question relative to the reimbursement of the Five per Cents., which occupied the Chamber on that day, created, as might be expeete•tl, the greatest public interest. A vast concourse of auditors crowded all the ap proaches to the Chamber, and the galleries in every pert were full. On the questian being proposed, M. de La Bourdonnaye opposed the project of the intended law in a speech of great length. Its injustice, the Royalist Deputy said, was evident, since private transactions and Treasury Bills still bore all interest of 5 or 6 per cent., and upon 'Change reports ware done at from Is to 24 per cent. Why (the Deputy asked) if money was at 4 per cent. was not the new loan proposed at that price? It would then, according to the Ministerial system, have been pos sible, at a future period, to reduce the interest of the public debt another fifth. It was admitted (this De puty added) that the loan could not have been ef fected at that 'Lice, and such admission proved that the interest of •y had not really fallen to four per cent. us was pretended. It was said (he went on to state) that the new loan was contracted at that rate, since three per cent., given upon 7.5 f., was the same thing as four per cent. paid upon the footing of 1001. In this contract (La Bourtlotinaye stated) there must be a concealed vir tue—an occult merit, the secret of which capitalists kept to themselves. This secret was a speculation, which the project, if it passed into a law, would tend to cherish for a lung period. The Deputy went on to oppose the project in several other points, at great length: it was not in an age (he said), when acts of authority were judged, that Royalty, shaken by thirty years of revolution, could dissatisfy without danger soo,txm faithful subjects, by spoiling 100,000 fathers of families of their incomes. The Deputy concluded by expressing his conviction, that the Chamber would not sanction a project which would at once violate the faith pledged, and ruin the public credit— ! a law which would ordain the reduction of interest upon capital, as though it were by order of the Sovereign, and not by the unfiatt red course of negociations in the public transactions, that the rate of interest could be fixed. The Minister of the Finances supported the measure: the ne cessity of the proposed law (hc said) was evident to every one, and the means of effecting it presented the only difficulty. Under these circumstances there were (M. de Villele said) two points to be accomplished : the first was the reduction of the interest on the national debt, so as to aid the reduction upon private loans ; and the second, to substitute for the existing public effects such as were free from the danger of a future reimbursement. These two objects, be insisted, could not have been se cured by any other mode than that proposed, namely, by erecting 3 per cents. at 73 f. which was the same as 4 per cents. at lot) f. Whatever, he lidded, was the choice of stockholders, the operation must be advantageous to the cot ntry. If they chose to invest their capital, there would be a saving aims millions, which the nation would enjoy from the Ist of January, Isla ; if, on the other hand, they preferred reimbursements, a vast mast of capital would flow into the channels of agriculture and commerce. The Minister concluded by recapitulating the advantages of the measure, and assuring the Chamber that it had been impos sible to contract with the capitalists on other terms than he had done. To me (added Al. de Villele) the advantages are so evident, that if the Chamber should judge other wise, I shall retain the melancholy conviction, that it is for want of my having been able to present them in their proper light. It is now dear, notwithstanding the Royalist composition of the present Chamber, that the proposed measure will not pass without considerable opposition, it• it passes at all. The Royalists are most sensi tive on every point that at all affects themselves. The discus sion on this important question will probably be protracted for several days further.— The negotiations between Russia and the Porte are still complicated, and full of difficulties, even though the principalitks should be evacuated. The last accounts from St. Petersburgh supply much authentic information respecting the negotiations between Minsiacky and the Ottoman Ministry. One relates to the indemnities due to Rassixa subjects, who have been harassed in their property or c.rnmercc, during the last few years, by the firmans of the Gra Seig,nior. nail the Porte shall ac knowledge these rechtmations, no Russian Ambassador will dirpiay a diplomatic character at Constantinople. The fact is, Russia is studiously increasing the difficulties of negocia tion, and gaining time. liir views are not to Le met by peace with the Infidel. She has far different objects, and will strive hard for their ultimate accomplishment. The Adjourned Quarter Sessions for the county of Surrey, held at Reigate, on Tuesday, before the Chairman, Lord Eaatnnr, the County Members, and a :arge body of Magistrates, was distinguished at its opening by peculiar warmth, and even violence. After the report of the Sur geon of the Brixton House of Correction was put in, and read—which stated, among other things, that no preju dical effect bad been endured by the prisoners from the !operation of the particular species of labour from the tread wheel, Mr. llriscoe, a most respectable Magistrate, rose to address the Chair, and stated, that he had a spe cific motion to bring under their consideration ; and he appears to have been met by prejudice and clamour from the Bench in the very outset. We were surprised to see Mr. Denison, the patriotic Member for Surrey, and Mr. Randle Jackson, a leading Member of the India House, among the most violent of Mr. Briscoe's opponents, and wishing, at once, to drown his motion by clamour and numbers. Mr. Briscoe may have taken up opinions too suddenly, and without due reflection and investigation, against the punishment now in existence within our prisons, of the tread-wheel. But his representations, as an unprejudiced and respectable Magistrate, were entitled at least to attention and respect ; they were fairly and openly preferred; and the attempt to get rid of them by unworthy technical objections—and these failing, to put down Mr. Briscoe by violence and vituperation, bears little testimony; we are sorry to say, to the impartiality and good temper of the Bench of Surrey Magistrate* in general. IVhen Mr. Briscoe came forward with an open opposition to the discipline of our prisons, and to the indiscriminate use of the tread-wheel, he ought to have been better prepared with his arguments and proofs, and we do not think that the solitary instance of cruelty in the case of the soldiers Noggett and Wilson was at all sustained. These men appear to have acted out rageously within the prison of which Mr. Green was the' governor. They had been refractory ; they had re fused to work upon the wheel when confined, and cut up all their blankets. One of these soldiers had even assaulted the Governor so severely, as nearly to break one of his fingers, and the other had given one of the turnkeys a most dangerous kick. Mr. Green stated these decisive facts hitmelf, before the magistrates. When called upon, he said, that, when he was about to set out to attend the sessions at Guildford, he was apprised in the prison, that the moment of his departure was fixed upon for a general disturbance in the gaol, at the head of which were to be the two soldiers. On their refusal to work, he had put them, he said, into solitary con finement; while there, they cut up all their bed-things, and were of course obliged to sleep on the iron. Tiny were afterwards, he said, handcuffed, and attached to the tread-mill, when, after a short time, they became quiet, and contented to work. These soldiers, Mr. Green added, were the most troublesome of all the prison inmates. This case appears to have been adopted and brought forward by Mr. Briscoe without sufficient discrimination or investi gation, and the punishment of these men seems to have been only called for and just. But the object of the worthy Magistrate evidently was, to obtain a fair discussion from the Bench of Magistrates assembled, as to whether the tread-wheel was a legitimate or a salutary instrument of labour and punishment within our prisons. Mr. Briscoe humanely and disinterestedly had devoted his exertions to the investigation. If his opinions were mistaken, clamour and violence were not time proper arguments either to con vince him or the people at large, that they were unthink ingly adopted ; and the conduct of the Surrey Magistrates, on Tuesday, has certainly added nothing to 1/wir reputa tion, or done anything with the great mass of the cum munity, to convince them that the degrading torture of the tread-wheel should be generally and indiscrimi nately applied within our prisons. The great object of prison discipline should b.: to reform, and not to disgust; this the treat-mill, indiscriminately applied, never can accomplish. As re . ;ards unhappy females, it is a re volting, and in many instances a shocking, punish ment. It does nothing to inculcate habits of sobered industry, or to afford means of canting honest bread, to the male culprits confined within the walls of our gaols. Numbers of the latter are sentenced to imprisonment for terms of two and three years : within these lengthened periods they might be instructed in the principles of useful trades—as carpenters, as shoemakers, as smiths, as work men in other capacities—and thus sent from their prison, at the expiration of their conanement, with all their habits changed, with their feelings conciliated, with useful occu pations, to afford them the means of honest and almost certain support for the future, and t small fund de rived from their prisoh industry, to prevent, at their discharge, immediate want. The females in the same way might be employed in needle-work, at knitting, spinning, platting straw, or any other useful and kin dred works, suited to them, at which their feelings would not revolt, and which would give them habits of industrious occupation, when again sent upon the world. Labour of even a humbler description might be found for those too 014 to tarty to employment of this sort, whether mules or females. or too dull or intractable to learn. But the tread-wheel teaches nothing. It brings with it only I I the same torturing succession, day after day, of personal degrading toil ; it substitutt,s the man and female for the horse, and compels them to work and grind, hour after hour, without change, hope, or amelioration of any sort. It is a horrid labour, harassing to the frame, 1 and front which nothing can be gained or learned. The prison inmate is sent front it, at the close of his sen tence, without any added means of industry—unimprovol and uncorrected in every way. The capable and the inca pable, the hardened rogue and the recent offender, the in dustrious and the idle, the mechanic and the labourer, arc all confounded end linked together at this revolting and unprofitable toil. The workman can only forget, and r such degradatiin, the best habits he formerly knew ; and the prisoner, who had no trade, quits the gaol as he entered, without any feelings but those of hatred and resentment in his breast at the cruelty heaped upon him so long. It is on these principles that our opinions are opposed to the indiscriminate labour of the tread-wheel. It may be fitted for hardened offenders, and properly applied in such cases as that of the two sol diers, which Mr. Green explained; but as an instrument of general correction, indiscriminately applied, it should not be suffered longer within our prisons. We have often said, that the great body of the magistracy of this country, if left to themselves, and unchecked by the control of Go t F•vernment and the Legislature, would speedily erect a ty • canny, under which no independent man could live, and the meeting of Surrey Magistrates on Tuesday has done nothing to change our opinion. It was more violent, cla morous, and vituperative than the merest mob meeting ; prejudice and clamour broke loose at the very outset. Is this the conduct, we ask Mr. Denison and Mr. Randle Jackson, that should distinguish an enlightened magis tracy? Or can the public look for fair or impartial protec tion from men who, even to a member of their own body, act with such unseemly vi,dence ? An answer front us is unnecessary. HIS MAJESTI"S lIEJLTIL The indisposition of his 111ajesty, though, we are happy to say, not severe, was sufficient to prevent his leaving Windsor on Tue, , day, as was intended ; and which led to the expectation of his arrival at Carlton Palace. Yesterday morning the following Bulletin was issued by his 'Majesty Physicians; and its publication will relieve the anxiety that is felt upon a subject of such deep interest and importance : " Windsor Castle, April 211, 1821, 10 o'Clock, a.m. •. The ging has, for smile days past, been much indisposed with the prevailing epidt Me cold. " His Majesty is much better to-day, and unless, unhappily, his Majesty should sutler a relapse, there will be no further Bulletin. (Signed) " HENRY lIALFORD, " 3bll THEW JO/IN TIERNEY." Tuesday, about one o'clock, the Duke of York, the Duke and Duchess of Clarence, the Duchess of Gloucester, and the Princess Sophia, went to view the alterations, im provements, and decorations, which have been for some time making in the state rooms in the King's Palace, St. James's. The Royal party were received by Sir Th omas Lawrence, Sir Charles Long, and Mr. Mash. Yesterday, about one o'clock, the Princess Augusta re ceived visits t rum the I /itches; of Gloucester, the Duellers of 'I Kent, the Princess Feeder, the Princess Vittoria, and the Prince of Leiningen. The Royal party partook of a thjen The Princess l ' ingusta took an airing in her carriage yesterday, in the Parks. Yesterday the Duke and Duchess of Clarence took an airing in their carriage and four. The Earl of Liverpool has derived great benefit from I drinking the Bath IVaters. The Noble Earl was to leave Bath yesterday morning for Clifton, to drink the waters there for a few days. Earl Bathurst has postponed the dinner, which his Lord ship was tc have given this day in commemoration of his Majesty's birth-day, in consequence of the death of a near relative, the Marquis of Lothian. The Noble Mar quis died on Tuesday morning at the seat of the Duke of Bucelench, at Rizhmond. The Earl of Ancram, his Lord ship's eldest son, succeeds to the title. We understand that during the temporary absence of Lord Francis Conyngham from the Foreign-office, Lord Howard de Il'altlers has been appointed to act in his place, as or^ of the Under Sxretaries of State for that department. It is said that the Committee of the Foreign Stock Ex-, change have resolved, that in future they will not sanction' any bargain in any stock or shares previous to the issuing of the Scrip R-ceipts. Such a regulation would prove very beneficial, and drive many of the needy jobierrs out of the market. It is rumoured, that in the course of the present year the Chancellor of the Exchequer will mince the interest on Exchequer Mils from 2J. to Ibl. per (lay on every 1001.; and that at the same time an exporiinent will be made of, funding a portion of them in a stock bcaring interest at 2I per cent. In consequence of the rapid (lccline in the value of money, and the corresponding advance in every, species of Covernment security, it is expected that this con version may be effected at about 901. for every 1001. stock of the new description. Its whole amount, as produced from the conversion of Exchequer Bills, will not be large • but Goverma.ent will be enabled, by the price it Is found to obtain in the listof securities, to determine how soon thereat and important experiment may be ventured on, of reducing the interest of the 3 per cents. which now represent the great mass of debt. The payment of the dissentient to the reduction of the 4 per cents., who bold about 7,000,0001. of that stock, will create no difficulty, as the Sinking Fund is expected to be disposable for that purpose before the day of payment, by the rise of Consols above par.—Evening _ A prospectus for a loan to Patagonia, of 223,0001., has this morning been brought into the market. The next loan will probably he for the renowned country of Lilli putia.—Fe. ~i'o Alter. PORTRAITS or QUEEN ELIZATILTH.—Vertue, the en graver, had a pocket-book iu his possession, of Isaac Oliver, in which the latter had made a memorandum, that the Queen his mistress would not let him give any shade to her features, telling him that shade was an accident, and not naturally existing in the face. The portraits of Elizabeth are therefore usually without shadow. MAT CITY COURT.—The New Court at the Old Bailey is finished, and the division of business between the two Courts is to take place next Sessions. The beat box in the Court has been fitted up for the Committee of City Lands ! We understand they demand the accommodation upon the ground that it has been granted time immemorial ; but the time immemorial commenced at the trial of Horne Tooke, and then the Committee, in erecting galleries, took care of themselves. At the last state trials, those gentle man refused accommodation to several persons who were obliged to attend for newspapers, and were excluded from the student's box, in consequence of the influx of privi leged visitors to that box. It is expected sonic notic, - , will be taken of this arrangement at the next Court of Com mon Council. The following information was yesterday morning posted at Lloyd's:— (EXT:IACT.) " ADMIRALTY OFFICE• APRIL 27. " fly the I:tst (tetrarch from the Admiral commanding in Chief in the Mediterraneau. dated the 2d h mant, it appears that the whole of the A Igerine squadron are ditsuantla and blockaded in the harbour of Algiers." FASUIONAHLE INTELLICEATE. The Archbishop of Canterbury has issued cards of invitation far a dinner patty on Monday next, at Lambeth Palace. Lady Mary Petra list a dinner party yesterday, at her house in Ornavenor-sipi The Earl of Suffolk entertained a distinguished party at dinner yesterday, at his house in St. James's-place. The Ladies Fitap.striek had a large party to dinner yesterday, at their house in Gtosrenorplace. The lion. 3k. Lapel hail s dialler party yesterday, at his house In Paill-moll The Him. W. B. (troy had a grand dinner party yesterday, at his house in Grosvenor*trret. The Earl and l'nuntes 7 lireettlant have onired in town, from thrit swat, Gorhambury,_ Herts. Sir Charles and Lad; Long have arrived in town from their seat, Bromley Hill. Kent. Lord Charles Long has arrived in town, from his scat in Suffolk. Cninain Pearson arrived in town yesterday, from Belvoir Castle. Lord Sidney has arrived is town from his seat, FrPgnal, Kent. The Puke and Duchess of Bedford and family arrived yesterday :it their house in St. James's-square, from Aroboni Abbey. The 'Marchioness of Lar.sdown. and the junior part of the family, arrived yesterday in town, flout Hastings. The :Marquis of Chandoa arrived in town yesterday, from his seat in Bucks. Lord and Lady Langford have arrived at th e i r b owie i n Berkeley __ square, from their seat, Conper's-hill, Surrey. __ Lord IVm. Rentitick l e f t town yester d ay , f or Bri g h ton. Letters were yesterday received, dat e d Rio J a nei r o, ?sth that port, with the EIIOW' COIISU:S for Buenos Ayres, fron L i or i tljto t sfl n a N rr c i prt ved hin T rt tzt:;: i i r .a .. t his house in Grosvenor-pl a c e , February. Ilia Majesty's ship Cambridge had art ind at Emily, Marchioness of Londonderry, left town yesterday for h=. Monte Yiden, Chili, and You, making (with Deputy-Con seat, North Cray. Kent. uls and atteni • Sir l ' eorge and L a dy Sit we ll a - r i ve d i n town yesterday, from s , their seat in Derbyshir e , on t h e i r way to P ar i s . Ifhe letter from ants) in all seventy-fo ur p ersons . Lisbon rec.:iced yesterday repeat the Lady Somers, and Lady Marguerite Cocks, arrived yesterday at rumour of preparations kir an ezpi:dition against the Bra- Thomas's Hotel, .rain Eratnor Casde. zils. It is now mentioned that all necessaries fur the deti The Rev. Mr. Hook arrived yesterday in Drotonistoset, Berke ley-square. from Southampton. are in a forward state. Yesterday the des etches for China, by the ship Thatnev, K. S. Entine, Esq . ha., arrived in town from Paris. A rr i va l at A, B h hotel, j ernin . smet ,_..j. Brown, E sq. were closed at the East India House, and delivered to the from Eton. Departure:— M arie . Eaq. f or shf urv c Purser of that ship. Arrivals at Blake's Hotel, Jermyn-street t —The Berl of Oar- CA st ant th; e, .k vet I. 2G.—On Monday last, the c: c Iri• ford from Exeter; Hon. Chine', Vevey from Hants; and Mr., liens for the foundations of the new buildings at Mirth s Mrs., and 'Min Lawson from orkshire. College were begun, and a eausith.rable quantity of stow Arrival. at the St. George* llott I, Albemarle-street :--Mr. and • - the Hon. Mrs. and Miss SlyWarlt MileketliC from Brighton: Dr., I being already l au d e d, the erections will be commenced in Mrs., and Miss Keat e from a tour ; Mr., Mrs., and Mies S. about a f or t n i g h t . I t i s expected that the ball 110t1 the Jervis ; and Mr., 11r.., and th e Misses C,ockrsine. Departure—, Provost's lodge will be covere d i n b y t h e en d o f Octob .`• Major and Mrs. Criamherlain on a t our . The college, when completed, will present a pile of In 1 - Arrival* at the Pult e n e y H ote l, Alb emar l e - street: — Land and i „v• Lady Bolton and Miss I )r(te tenm their seat i n H ants; an d M r . 1•••gi unrivalled in thi s kingdom, amid scarcely b and Mrs. Stratford and tamily front their seat, St ra tf or d Hall, I any Gothic edifices in Europe. The archito eluail t n Wi t lani d." Lancashire. ra 'Wilkins, Esq. of Cahn College. lOREWN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. The Journals of Monday, with the Rinile of tttewlay'r • elate, reached y sh.aday. The following are eitracts :- 1 from the Joeeaul des DAII t. I Yesterday the King held a Levee, which was numerously at tended. After the Levee, Prince Tallcyrand visited the Mac of Argouleme, with whom he remained nearly an hour. The King has bo a t graciously pleased to grant a free pardon to toluivel Matiau, who was in prison upon conviction of bei ng implicated in the conspiracy of August 19, 1820. The King, upon the proposition of the Minister of the Marine. has deettl.d that the 120 gem ship be Fotinidabk, wen* latu.ched at Toulon, shall be called be Trucsdero, in memory the capture of that fort by the army under the command of Mt 1 Duke of Angouteme. (From the Journal da Cononterre.l The letters and rapers from Madrid, arrived by glereg!lor post; . ~ are up to the 15th ina. thi the evening of the 11th a w adi gritiori 1 had broken out at the same time in four quarters of the city ; b ut the activity of the French troops prevented its making any gre at prtyreso. Two children, however, perished. _ It is said that the linipecinado and some other Constitutional. We, who were prisoners at RON in Old Castile, have been mu. The news from Toledo is to the 13th. Tke Marquis of Tslatu had arrived there, and it was known that General flounnent was to be removed front the command of the Army of Ocetipstion; but as the King distributes his favours only to persona in ha good graces, it was expected that the General, before his depset,,,, would receive a decoration, and perhaps a patent of nobility. nit is the inure probable. from the circumstance of his having con. fared the Order of Charles 1:1. upon General Donnadieu, wise has been removed, for reasons which have probably some analog, with those which induce the read of General Bournsont. From the Moil, of Tuesday.) Our letters from Spain inform us that the primmer, of war en•q dinir country without experiencing the slightest insult. The authorities of Navarre have published oat this subject a procjaata , tion full of wisdom. General Foy is suffering from a severe indisposition, which pre. vents his assisting at the discussions in the Chamber.' It is said that the individual who destroyed the picture of Rebate at the 3luseum has been discovered and arrested. OnEssa, APRIL 3. Letters have been received from Constantinople, dated Mardi 47th, but they contain nothing worthy of attention. Those tram St. Peteraburgh, however, supply its with much authentic nuor. melon respecting negoeiations between M. de Mineacky and the Ottoman Ministry. The first of these is the regulation of the In dentnitits due to Russian subjects who have been harassed in their ' property or commerce, during the last few years, by the Pitmans of the Grand Signior. Until the Porte shall here done justice is thew; mulamations, no Russian Ambassador will &splay a dint°. matte character at Constantinople; we may therefor. expect Jan and numerous difficulties. Messrprrr. STOCK EXCIIANI3K, APRIL 21, livE L 0 C K.—Pre;•pys y. the close of the Parquet the 3larket was extreiiely sluggish. b ut aherwards some activity prevailed, aid the pike or Stock', tar the end of the month received a favourable impulae, without it being yo,sitile to assign any particular cause. The five per cents. for money dosed at 102 t. tike. For the end of the month the price at tour o'clock, when the Parquet closed, was 102 f. 95e. At this hour it it 1031. 10a. The Royal Spanish Loan, Oht Sp•ish Bonds, and the Neapolitan Funds, remain in a state of complete stagnation. At Tkrlin an Onforamina has recently been published fur the organization of Provincial States in the Duchy of Silts* the Province of Saxony, the County of Glitz, aid the Margrarste of ['poet Lusatia. M. Garcir. de Tarty, Secretary of the Paris Asiatic Society, has been chosen a Member of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great La. tain and Ireland. An extraordinary instance of preaenee of mind occurred a few days ago at a village in the department of the (lard. A farmer, whilst arcking some sleep which were missing, was attacked by a wolf, which seised his mantle. The fanner immediately twisted it round the ammars head, and held him to the ground. Beicg unable to strangle the wolf, and no one being near, he remained in this dangerous situation nearly an hour. Finding the struggles of the animal became gradually less vigorous, he endeavouren successfully to break his legs. At length he kneeled upon bis throat, and tied his legs with his handkerchief. He next took a Liege stone aad knocked out the animal's brains. At some dis. tance were three children keeping sheep, who would have fallen victims to the wolf's voracity. Notwithstanding the vigorous measures adopted in Corsica against the brigands wined itticst that country, and the formation of a special corps to second the etfor.s of the gendarmerie, the number of crimes onnimitted is most alarming. The Journal de la Coro% of the _7th ult. contains an snick muftis', Aaakik des Crime, ist pita roma; quables mamas ex Caere depris k YI Jamie? dernier. In the space of less than two months there were no fewer than Id murders, almost ell committed by persons tinder prosecution or condemnation for other crimes. Several of these murders present circumstances of the most atrocious kind. It is to be regretted that as yet only one of the assassins has been apprehended. PARIS STOCK EXCHANGE, 310NDAY AFTERNOON, Five o'CLocx.—French Kemp for the end of the month, ItElf. 23e.: Scrip, 1741.1 Dank Stock, 1,1186 E; Neapolitan, 9ei ; lei; Exchange, one mouth, i three months, 25f. BAYONNE NEWS. We yesterday met iced the :ollowing from Bayonne:— llAroxxr, APRIL N. The accounts from Madrid of the lath represent Spain as re ntaining in the same state of distress and of uncertainty with respect to the measure, of the Government. Meantime many persons cos tinue to be arrested and imprisoned. Even the Nobles arc rot ezenipc The Marquis of Palotnarez is arrested. Madrid has been set fire to in tour places at once. Thanks to the activity of the French garrison, it made no progress, and the damage done -vas incorsiderable ; two children. hos ever, ye tished. The two pia-ties reciprocally accuse each other of this crime. On the 13th, in the evening, a Royal Resolution was published, which orders that the Decree of the Regency of 27th June Ism, te. lative to pacification% shall be earned into full effect. It is reported that the celebrated Empecinado has been &anti nated. The return of 1)on S.cz to the Miristry is more spoicca of than ever. It is said, too, that the Count de Bourmout is going to be crested a Grandee of Spain, by the tide of Duke of Aloufera, or of sonic other place. A letter from l'oledo, of the 13th, has the following passage :—" The French Ambassador has just arrived ; the CUM de Itourmont has receirtsl orders to wilt the c immand of the anaf in 24 !mutt,. General Ordonneau will take his place for the proem This Genital is CN pocred to-day. The King will be bock at Arsn• juez on the Igth, as well as the head quarts, and the troops si 1 msume their former cantonmeaits. This change is expected to be productive of much good, as it seems to indicate that the moderate party is going to obtati. ti:e sorer data." POlefuUAL. Lisbon Papers to the 13th instant yesterday reached us. The supplement to the Ge::rtte of the 12th contains the following intelligence from Macao : ' We have the pleasure cf communicating to the public the despatches lust received front Also°, dated the Bth of November last, by which we lean that that city was at length delivered from the factious, wit°, by troubling the public order. endangered its safety, and its preservation to the Crown of his Majesty, the Ling our sovereign. " It is twain, that these despatches are drawn upin the language of pawns unacquainted with the happy restoration of Portuguese loyalty ; but it is easy to perceive, on reading them, that the sends menu , of all the inhabitants of Macao, as well as of those who were ' actors in the proceedings which overthrew the factious goverment, were analogous to those of all true Portuguese in these kingdoms, before the glorious days at the end of ' Me and beginning of June, which effected here the salvation of the Monarchy; and that as soon as they are io possession of this agreeable inior. motion they will rejoice at it, as may Ire expected trots their loyalty. The official account frem the authorities at Macao, states, in substance, that the Covernor.General of Irdia bad sent the Sala : mender frigate, with sonic troops. to establish a Provisional Go vernment in the absencr of the Governor Don Jose °seri°, and to remove the Senate which had intruded itself into the Government. The rightful Government being established, several pecsons were ' arms:id; one of whom was a Brazilian, /110kjor Pau inn de Silva Barbosa, who had taken an active part in the preceding disturbs antes, and in the hostile measures adopted ti,rainst the Samna*? frigate. Great praise is given to the conduct of the officers and troops of the expedidon. The place is stated to enjoy perfect tranquillity, and to be on the beat terms with the Chios , * Govern. trent and that of Manilla." This Gazette aintair.a also a letter from the King to the Mahon , of Al titan, enjoining the measure, to be observed in the present state of the cot°. y. A We of CLar:r yesterdon from w; FROM HAVANA "90th blatant incitit.ivt this city s!tys, dr toe, Just been bmar.ed. the 20th inetant. 'from Jamaica, which .EXTI•CT or • Et " There is a rums to issue a decree, by forth be conFide;e4 s. 1-even in French b.ittor (From We have now bdia ntert of the lationw, nat perceive anything papers that the (lover granted to Rundell L 'monopoly nt the pearl all the moue between aideration of the t 010 Coin one-fifth pan of Finer MEitt O.— an &pp/elbow:ion that yaritbeh Commixsioner '40.11y by vowels of tha , MONTAIGNE', WI ' humour and the 10 , tgases his great ad reed historian of instance attributes Montaigne was a F tau only be account H tenth century : fie philosophic estienaN present day. Cu ice and moved, for the sphere of a court. I one, of the intrigi states; he und.rsto• agents, he saw the : machinery ; and tha by the very circui 1100eSt Michel de M act to a virtuous nil scepticism as to the g would the same bible :sloped the sinister!. with such extensive tion. He would ha cf zeal for the in tilf of a despotic govern mould the youthful' while it was vet cla , the shrpe and dlreci Depend upon it, no rent wish the people of knowledge is the cannot bear np age for the Church alwe c.sey wish the molt l Pretend in this way, scheme behind ; and titled in Inspecting t France over the Tin since, suppressed the . the Greeks ; and th• • couraging promises suppressing all the si turning adrift both c present rage for •••iti. In consequence of Gallery of the I,ttuv riated Goth, who r French Govern:: lit, him of 20,000 frail( ' bourg have been t n individual, it is reps ter, intimating his d the Menagerie at the was destroyed by T nately one of no gi -magnificent galleries for public admission of scepticism—who • the twenty thousand an affair of connivan of Rubenis painting: the object of which admission in future I have accordinely bee Yestvraay the we; three till five in the i and Luxendwurg, ar with &shim able pcd nour and of cavaliers the linnt monde, he Boulogne. In the e a huz. The Boule• studded with beaus eap Turc, of which which are fitted up a oriental splendor, we thirty waiters were skippe I to every cm •;, , their coolitry, adu and a thousand w; the concourse which o; erred estahlishmen a mbled a fair; fift with macaroons and de:ieoey, down to tiii Mead nuts, were rant house; were superb vacant; thousands w in short, the whole s .... vity, to a disturbed a the cause of all this E • SUNDAY E:ENING ! appearance of the pe , in the history of the minion. ware scatt *earth. All thi3 slice' ,lo time ; but by hal it it. PALtY says—•• perfectly agree with i (R... 'At the Catholic , pre notice of a moie. in every case of trim party quarrels or ri equally of Protestat Juryman should mak 6•i-n, either an Ores did not belong to any • tainly not in general dopted at the meetly a something very 1 Mr. Clinch's Petit peace of the country , nerally are led to ministration of the It this be erected, we taking the law in tl of such legislation ei --friA Time... A SINGCLAR CHA an inquest was hel. Cross-street prison, mesa about to years bunting a hlooil-v:ss deceased was a most upb.ards of three yea aim of Nlisery," fo been clearly ascertain during that period, s penalty for avarice, t 1 common necessaries o clue by which his fe obtained his (tacit/m(1 mating powers of his iward of that prison t ander the compulis would have been la 1 Lion) next term. Al I had previously attem Jury returned a Vera trio, 1 ~~ l 1