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(.? t‘i , 1 EAST INDIA HOUSE, Masco' 19, 1824. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the UNITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENGLAND trading to the EAST INDIES, do hereby give notice, That a GENERAL COURT of the said COMPANY will be held at their House in LeadenhaU-sweet, on TUESDAY, the 13tii7stan t,fM4iSitieo'Cloeitin the iio'rningnntil in the Evening, for the ELECTION of a DIRECTOR of the said COMPANY, in the mom of Sir THOMAS REID, Bart. de ceased. JOSEPH DART, Secretary. EAST INDIA HOUSE, MARCH 10, 1824. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the UNITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENGLAND, trading to the EAST INDIES, do hereby give Notice, That the Court will be ready to receive proposals In writing on or before WEnrcesnia, the Mat March instant, from the Owner or Owners of good, sound, and substantial SHIPS, of the burthen of from 400 tons to 800 tons, registered measurement ; specifying the rate of freight at which they may be willing to let such Ships fee one voyage to and from Bengal and Madras, to carry out and lying home Goods on the Company's account. The Court will also be ready to receive proposals in writing, on the aforesaid 31st March, from the Owners of good, sound, and substantial SHIPS, of the burthen of from 430 tons to 500 tons, registered measurement ; specifying the rate of freight at which they may be willing to let such Ships for one voyage, to and from Bengal and Bencoolen , to carry out and bring home foods on the Company's account. The Tenders, with the words " Ship Tender" on the cover, to be severally sealed up, and left with the Secretary, at this House, at or before Twelve o'clock at noon, on the abovementioned day, beyond which bout no Tender will be received. JOSEPH DART, Secretary. The particulars of the terms and conditions upon which the Ships will be respectively employed, may be had, on application at the Oilier of the Clerk to the Committee of the Shipping, at this House, on or after Monday next, the 13th instant. TO THE PROPRIETORS OF EAST INDIA STOCK. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE ELECTION of a DIRECTOR of the EAST INDIA COMPANY being fixed for TUESDAY. the 23d instant, I most respectfully and earnestly entreat the favour of your attendance at the East India House, on that day, when I hope to be honoured with your support. From the very favourable reception I have experienced on my canvas, I entertain the confident hope that the result of the ballot on this occasion will place me in the honourable situation of • Di rector of your Affairs. I once more beg to assure you, that in the event of my success I shall endeavour faithfully, diligently, and zealously to discharge the duties of that important trust. 1 have the honour to be, with great respect, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, Your faithful and humble Servant., H. ST. GEO. TUCKER. 3, Upper Portland-place, March 111, lir2J. YORKSHIRE SOCIETY. AMEETING of the SUBSCRIBERS will be held in the month of May next, for the purpose of electing THREE BOYS and TWO GIRLS into the School. _ All applications by Candidates must be made on or before the 30th instant (between the hours of Three and Five), to the Secre tary, of whom may be had the necessary forms of Certificates, ice. The qualifications required are, that the Parents, or one of them, must have been born in Yorkshire, now in indigent circumstances, and resident within five miles of London. The Children must be between the ages of Seven and Eleven, and, when elected, will be maintained, clothed, and educated by the Society, until they are fourteen years old. The Subscribers are particularly requcsted not to promise their votes to any Candidate, until the hst of all is published and distributed. No. 2, Henrietta-street, Covent-garden, March, 1894. T. HAMILTON, Hon. Sec. MARINE SOCIETY'S Orrice, BISHOPSOATE-STREET, MARCH 8, 1824. THE ANNIVERSARY DINNER of the MARINE SOCIETY will be held at the City of London Tavern, on EDNESDAY, the 34th Instant, at Half-past Five o'Clock precisely. His Royal Highness the DUKE of CLARENCE in the Chair. STEM, ADS. The Right Hon. Frederick John LaAlmon, 31. P. The Right Hon. William Hui. M.P.kli on, Henry Alexander, Ern. Thomas Rec.knitli, Eq. Join Deacon, EAT Robrzt larrand, Lim. M.P. Muni, - o Gilmore, Eq. William Green, Em). Otorgc Mamas, Esq. Bury Hutchinson,jun. Esq. Thomas Jameson, Esq. Captain Locke. Captain Win. Jones Lye, R.N. Captain Win. E. Parry, R.N. Henry Pownall, Esq. Samuel Poynder, Esq. Captain Philip Ripley. Thomas Wilkinson, Esq. Captain William Young, R.N. YHOMAS KING, Secretary. PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS, WED/11/DAY, MAIM" 10. REVENUE INQUIRY. Mk Adrian, from the Treasury, presented the Seventh Report •ol the Commissioners of Revenue Inquiry. EXPORTS TO NORTH AMERICA. MrAt sing, from the Customs, presented an Account of all Exportc to his Majesty's Colonies in North America, front the veer :to the year 1773, inclusive. LONDON DOCKS. Mr. Johnson, from the L.nion6o;iEompany, presented an Accnlnt of the Receipts and Disbursements of the London Docks for one year, viz.: from the 30th of November, 1822, to the 30th of November, 1823. The Revenue Inquiry Bill was read • third time, end palmed. IRISH CHURCH-LAM) IMPROVEMENT BILL. &c. On the motion of the Earl of SHAFTESBURY, the House Tem Into • Committee on the Irish Church-Land Improvement Bill, and the Annual Indemnity Bill, the Reports on which were onion ed to be received to-morrow. Adjourned. LIOUSE OF COMMONS, WEDXZSDAY, IlLtacit 10. The Speaker took the Chair at four o'clock. SALMON FISHERIES. Mr. W. DUNDAS presented ayetition from the town of Edin.' burgh respecting the salmon fisheries.—Laid on the table. SLAVE TRADE. Mr. W. presented two petitions from Norfolk against the slave mte—Laid on the table. Lewd J. RUSSELL presented petitions on the same subject hem Gedmanchester, in the county of Somerset, and from Tanis. tuck, in the county oeDevon.—Laul on the table. . Mr. L. KECK presented a petition front Hinckley, in the county of Leicester, against negro slavery.—Laid on the table. Mr. BY N 0 presented a petition from Staines against the slave soda—Laid on the table. Mr. SYKES presented a petition from Beverley, in the county of York, against the slave trade.—Laid on the table. COAL DUTY. Lend J. RU :SELL presented a petition from Tavistock against the duties on coals.—Laid on the table. EXCISE LICENCES. Lord J. RUSSELL presented a petition from Tavistock against Excise licences.—laid on the table. Mr. Alderman WOOD presented a petition from the innholdcrs of the Isle of Ely against the Excise licences. He stated, that these petitions were generally presented at so early a period of the evening, that their importance was lest, as none of the Ministers were hardly ever present. He said that he had live more petitions on the same subject to present from parishes in the city of London, but he should reserve them until a finer opportunity offered itself 2 4' their consideration. The petition was then laid on the table. BURNING OF WIDOWS IN THE EAST INDIES. Lord J. ItI7SSEL I. presented a petition from Tavistock against burring widows in the Este Indies—Laid on the table. WINDOW TAX. Me. HART DAVIS presented two petitions from Bristol against the window tax.—Laid on the table. COURT OF EXCHEQUER IN IRELAND. Mr. 001 . 1.111 iliN brought in a Bill, amending a former Bill regarding the equity side of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland.— /Gut a lust tone. ANNUAL. DUTIES BILL. Mr. HERRIES nie4.ll the tint reading of the Annual Duties Bill. Col. DAVIES stated his intention of opposing this Bill on its second reading. The Bill was then rend a first time. RIBBON WEAVERS. Mr. ELLICE stated, that he had a petition to present from the Ribbon Weavers of Coventry, relative to the importation of French silks. He said that he had had this petition in his possession fue some time pact, and his motive for presenting it now was to express' his satisfaction at the liberal arrangements entered into by (Jo. ems:sent with the dellettes from Coventry, all of whom had left tow. that morning perfectly satisfied with the measures that were proposed by Government, and they had gone off with the intention, of setting to work immediately those artisans whom they had just, discharged.—The petition was laid on the table. FOUR PElt CENT. BILL. The House resolved itself into a Committee on the Four per Cent. Bill. The House resumed, and the Report was ordered to be re. cement ott Friday. INSURANCE OFFICES. Mr. S. %WORTLEY moved for leave to bring in a Bill to en able Insurance Offees to maintain actions in the name of their secretary.—Leave given. POSTAGE RATES. The House resolved itself into a Committee on the Postage Rates Bill. sir T. LET BR 1 DOE wished that some inquiry should be in sutured on a point which he considered of some importance. He alluded to the practice of charging invoices as a double letter, if any title besides the actual invoice was written in them. Ile could not t.ndastand on what principle that was done, but he hoped the lion. :were:eery (31r. 'ferries) would inquire into it. Sit J. NEWPORT said thee another very serious evil existed in levying the branch of the revenue : if a single sheet of paper bore the handwriting of two different parties, it was liable to pay a double peebio ; this, he was convinced, besides being I peat hardship, in lieu of lea -using the postage rates, tended to injure' them. This imposition operated with particular severity In Ire land, sod numerous complaints had been made on the subject, but they had all been unattended to. lift. (lOULBURN declared that this was the first time he had heard of it; but we understood him to promise that an inquiry should take place. Mr. S. RICE thought the present a fit opportunity of complain ing of what every body must allow to be • great Injustice, viz, the placing such very heavy rates of postage on letters going to Iteland. They had to pay 50 per cent. more than letters going to Scotland, even allowing for their transfer across the water, and he thought this ought to be amended. Mr. GOULBURN stated, that he believed the subject was then under consideration. - -.—. —.—......-- A conversation then took place between Sir J. NEWPORT, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. BERNAL, Mr. JOHN BMITH, Mr. HUME, and Mr. 6 ._ . . . . . --- ..... ---..—... After which the House rammed, aria the report was ordered to be received to-morrow. 'AT - Tic/01E1(8 AND NOTARIES. Mr. PHILLIPS presented a petition from the attorneys and solicitors of the town of Manchester, praying that the Act of the 41st Oeo. 111. might be amended, and that attorneys practising beyond twenty miles from London might be enabled to take out faculties as not Aries public—Laid on the table. AIESSAHE FROM THE LORDS. A message from the Lords, requesting that the Report of the Committee which sat on the Linen Trade of Ireland in the Ses sion of 1822, might be communicated to their Lordships. On the motion of Mr. GOULBURN, the Report was furnished to their Lordships. COMBINATION LAWS. . Mr. HUME presented petitions from the journeymen tin-plate workers and from the journeymen shoemakers of London and its suburbs, against the Combination Laws--gefetred to the Com mittee. EXPENSE OF LAW PROCEEDINGS. Mr. HUMS presented a petition of W. Honey wood Yates, Esq., one of the Justices of the Peace for the county of Gloucester, pray ing that the House would take into its consideration the great expense attendant on law proceedings. The petitioner stated, that he was entitkd to two estates in the county of Gloucester, but that the frightful mots of suing for their recovery amounted to a denial of justice. He was told that he might sue he forms paverie, if he would swear that he was not worth Eve pounds, but this he could not dot he therefore prayed the House to interfere and check such expenses.—The petition was ordered to lie on the table. SALMON FISHERIES. Mr. HUME presiM;a;itentioTyfro;CYlye:Merehants and Bank. era of Montrose, pmyirit that the House would not enact any law relative to the Salmon Futhery until a full inquiry bad taken place. Laid on the table. SURVEYS IN IRELAND. Mr. S. RICE rose to bring forward the motion of which he had given notice, and as he did not anticipate any objections from the Right Honourable Secretary, (Mr. (loulburn,) he certainly did not feel himself called on to go into any length on the subject. His motion was for a new Survey and Valuation of Ireland, and if this was conceded to him he should follow it up by moving that a select Committee be appointed to whom the matter should be re ferred. He felt that such a measurchs this was, above all others, expedient for the benetit and welfare of Ireland, and he was re joiced to find that the Government of Ireland had felt the necessity of it, but as he was sure that this motion, if granted, would not in terfere with the objects they were pursuinf, he relied on the support of the R ight Secretary, thinking that they might work well t ogether , and render mutual assistance. He would not occu py the time of the House any longer, but conclude by moving that a new Survey and Valuation of Land in Ireland might take plate, and that it might be referred to a select Committee similar to that of 1821 to consider and report on. Mr. DAWSON was glad that the subject was likely at length to be taken up in earnest, as he was convinced that it was • measure much wanted in Ireland, as, according to the present system, it was a tax operating very severely on the peasantry there • but he trusted that, in taking this survey, it would be made fro m actual observation, and not from any surveys that had been before taken, most of which were inaccurate and unworthy of any reliance being placed on them ; nothing could indeed be more genes and improper than they were ' • he should suggest that if the business were to be done at all it ought to be done effectually, and in • business-like way ; it might perhaps at first cost a little money, but it would In the end give the greater satisfaction. Colonel TRENCH suggested, that the proper way of doing It would be, by the co-operation of the Irish Government and the head of the Ordnance. Sir J. NEWPORT did not think the method proposed by the gallant Colonel was the best, but the present system was a most intolerable nuisance, and he wondered that the people of Ireland had submitted to it so long. In some cases the rates were made on what was termed a Plough Land, and these plough lands varied from 108 to 800 acres, and he would ask if this were not a most absurd and a most partial mode of rating. He was glad to find that a new survey was about to be instituted. A Committee above ' stairs was certainly the fittest place to discuss the details, as nothing could be agreed on in that House because they had no evidence before them. Mr. H. BROWNE wished to exemplify the utter uselessness of any of the present surveys, by a circumstance that happened within the county that he represented (Mayo), where a survey had beer. made, when the ground was completely covered with mow which rendered it impossible to fix any valuation on it, or to ascertain the quality of the land.—Leave given. Mr. HUSKISSON moved that the House should resolve Itself Into Committee for the purpose of adding a Resolution to the Fo reign Silks Bill. The Speaker having accordingly left the Chair, Mr. Huskisson moved a resolution,that one-half of the duty should be allowed as a drawback on manufactured goods deposited in the warehouses before the 25th of 31arch, if taken out within 30 days after. Mr. Huskisson stated that the eidy precaution that Govern ment would take, when the goods were deposited, would be to see that they were new. Mr. }:LLICE stated that the liberal conduct adopted by the Government on this occasion had given such complete satisfac tion to the delegates of the Ribbon Weavers of Coventry, that they had left town that day for the purpose of employing men to manu facture goods to be warehoused agreeable to the concessions of Go vernment. After a few words from Mr. Alderman WOOD, the resolution was agreed to. The House resumed, and the report was ordered to be read to-morrow. Mr. HUME wished to ask the Right Hon. the President of the Board of Trade whether it was intended to repeal the Spitallielda Act. Mr. IICSKISSON said that considering the attention that had been devoted to that question during the last Session in the House of Lords, he did not think that the repeal could emanate from the House of Commons, but if such a Bill were to come down to that House from the other,be would give it all the support in his power. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of, and the House adjourned. Efit , : , ritioft liregiO. NOTICES OF MOTIONS THIS DAY. Lord John Itussell-31otion on Papers containing Auurances of the Evacuation of Spain by French Troops. Mr. Martin (of Galway—Bill to prevent unnecessary Expenses in the Prosecution of Acuons at Law in Ireland. Mr. Maberly—Motion on the Laws relating to Beer and Malt (deferred from Tuesday, March 9.) Lord Viscount Althorp—Correspondenee between Richard New. ton Bennett, Esq. and Mr. Gregory, in the year 1823, respecting the suppression of an Amnesty to the Ribbon Lodges in Ireland ; also a Memorial from Messrs. Leslie and Gore to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, on the case of Thomas Hughes; also, any Correspon dence between the Irish Government and the Magistrates of the Counties of Mayo and Galway, respecting an Amnesty to the Rib bonmen in 1820 (deferred from Tuesday, 9th March, till Thurs day, Ilth blarch.l Mr. Goulburn—Bill to amend the 3d Geo. 4, e. 103 (Irish Con stable Act.) Mr Goulbum—Bill to provide for the application of the monies vested in Irish Government Securities under 58 Geo. 3, c. 122. ORDERS OF THE DAY. (lame Lae!, Amendment Bill—Second Reading. Judges in Wales Bill—Second Reading. THE ARMY. It le understood that Lieut-General the Hon. Sir Alexander Hope, G.C.B. will act, pro tentpure, u Governor of the Royal Military College, till the successor to Major-General Sir George Murray, G.C.B. shall be appointed. A detachment belonging to the same corps has embarked on board the Countess of larcourt conviet.ship, Woolwich, to per. form a similar duty during her voyage to the above destination. The Countess of Harcourt, with Hunt on board, will sail on Saute day or 3lonilay next from Woolwich. PRICES OF BRITISH Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced, 3 per Cent. Cons. 021 • 31 per Cent. ♦ per Cert. New 4 per Cent. 10/11 71 11 1 Long Annuities, Imperial 3 per Cents. Bank for Account 240 Cana. for Act. 23} 23 3 212} 3131 India Stock iTOCKS YESTERDAY. India Bonds, 00 77 79 India fur Account,' South Sea Stock, 108. South Sea Old Annuities South Sea New Annuities Es. Bills. 1,0001. Si 62 pr. Ditto, 8001. 82 Si pr. Ditto, Small, 52 66 pr. Indorsed ditto NEW THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE. Thle Evening, THI'IIsDAV, March 11, will be performed HAMLET, PRINCE DE DENMARK. Harmer, Mr. Kr, Grave•lllggrr, Mr. Harley; (oeft, tie. IA ',Hack. Gertrude, Mee Royce: Ophrlia, Redone Velar's.- To conclude with TEKELL To-morrow, there will be no Performance. TUFATRE ROYAL„ COVENT-GARDEN. This Evening. THURSO %V, Mare\ 11, will be performed PRIIIF: SHALL HAVE A FALL. Count Ventueo, Mr. W. Fat ren; Stefano, Mr. Egerton; Lorenzo, Mr. C. Kewble. Victoria, Miss Paton. After which. THE POACHERS. TO-1110170W, A Grand Musical Performance, ander the direction of Mr. &whim. ADELPHI T'HE'ATRE., STRAND. This Evening, THURSDAY, March 11, will be perforated WAYERLEV. Fergus Madera., Mr. Burroughs; Davie Geßattly, Mrs. Waylett. Mrs. Nt.ebag. Mr. J. Reeve. After which, the Ballet of JEMMY OF ABERDEEN. To conclude with QUADRUPEDS. THEATRE ROYAL, ENGLISH OPERA HOUSE. cos Wedneadays and Fridays In lent. LECTURE on ASTRONOMY and the PHF.NobIENA of the HEAVENS and of the EARTH. The Third Lecture to bedelivered by Mr. Bartley, TO-MORROW. To begin at Seven; and conclude at Ten. Tickets of Admlaidon fur Families to be had on moderate terms at She BOY-unite. TM BRIT "1! PRZIS commenced publishing yestaday morning at half-past Fin (AWL LONDON. THURSDAY, MAacit 11, 1824. The Paris l'apers of MoThlii7ind Tuesday, reached our cflice yesterday. The Royalists have triumphed in the Capital ; the four candidates of that faction have been re turned to the new Chamber, and the Constitutional can didates thrown out. Among these are the rich manufacturer Ternaux, the well-known banker Lafitte, and the intrepid Manuel, who was outrageously expelled by clamour and violence last Session. They ran the Royalists, however, close ; the majority obtained in every instance was trifling : Manuel stood the lowest on the lists, and the majority of Berticr, his Royalist antagonist, was little more than three hundred. Every engine of menace, influence, and cor ruption, was set at work to produce this consummation. The approaching Chamber will now be almost wholly Royalist, and it is impossible even to anticipate what mea sures may be proposed and passed by such a body. The Bourbons consider themselves at present to be secure on the throne of France ; their great rival is no more ; the army has fought under the white standard, and been conciliated by employment, honours, and promotion. The two Chambers will be more than passive, and gradual efforts will be made to undo all that the Revolution accom plished. Ilow far the feelings of the French people gene rally will oppose this regeneration is yet to be seen. The last Hamburgh Papers contain an article, dated from Stockholm, the 20th of February, stating the presentation of a note by Sir Benjamin Bloomfield, our Ambassador to that Court, on the subject of South America ; its purport is in accordance with the papers lately laid on the table of the House of Commons by Mr. Canning. It states that Great Britain will remain a tranquil spectator of any effort made by Spain to recover, by her own means and resources, I her lost possessions in America ; but, on any assistance af forded by any other Power, either by actual armaments, or by subsidies or pecuniary aid, that this country will recog nize the independence of South America at once. This is the only diplomacy that will be effective, and succeed in preventing any Continental confederacy for the re-enslave ment and desolation of these fine and rising countries. Neither France nor Russia will now venture any attempt on their independence. FRENCH FUNDS.—Pacers, MARCH B—Five per Cent. Con sols (joules. du 22d Mars) opened at 101 f. 65c., closed at 1001.; Hank Stock, 1,7851.; Neapolitan rive per Cents. in ducats, 89, in francs, V 5 50c. ; Bente. d'Eapagna, 24. Exchange on London— One Mooth, 251. 40c.; three ditto, 23f. 30c. In the debate on the Ordnance Estimates, on Tuesday night, Mr. Hobhouse reprobated strongly the existence of military stations in the heart of London, and moved a resolution to that effect on the subject of the intended barracks at the King's-mews, Charing-cross. Now, though we are seldom disposed to agree with the Member for Westminster, or to support his idle declamation, which creates so little attention in the House or country, on this subject we think he is, for once, right, and that these bar racks (a downright nuisance in themselves) ought, from a regard to common decency, and the feelings of the inhabi tants of that respectable neighbourhood, to be transferred at once elsewhere. Neither the roll of the morning and even ing drum, the shrill notes of the fife at the revei'le, nor the shrieks of the victims at the halberds, can be very grateful to the ears of the peaceable residents and their families living in Cockspur-street and Charing-cross, whose win dows overlook this station, and to whose eyes (the females of those families in particular) the abandoned followers of a depraved soldiery must bring with them constant out rage and disgust. This part of Westminster, under the patronage of his Majesty, has latterly been greatly improved ; the houses in the immediate vicinity of the Mews are held at very high rents: when the old build ings and stables were pulled down, a general expectation was entertained that it would cease to be a military station, and the ground be resigned by the Crown for general im provements. Now it appears, however, that additional barracks are to occupy the site, though St. James's Park presents such abundant space for that purpose ; and thus the military nuisance at Pall-mall East, at the mere fiat of the Commander-in-Chief, is to be made perpetual. Before this new fortress is *erected in the heart of West minster, with all the disgusting profligacy that must follow upon it, we wonid ask the Government whether the feel ings of the families in that neighbourhood are to be unne cessarily outraged, and the valuable ground, of which in , finitely better use may be made, converted into a military station, and rendered a scene of eternal vice and the worst possible profligacy ? If we must have soldiers in London, there are other places for their encampments besides Cha ring-cross. We do not think with Mr. Hobhouse, that our soldiers should be mixed up with the citizens at large, or billetted in their houses ; such a disposition would lead to' a relaxation of all military discipline. Hogarth's caricature of the March to Finchley is a striking illustration of the morals and discipline of the citizen soldiers of his day. As the Continent is now situate, a large standing army must be kept up by Great Britain ; such a force is essential to our domestic safety, our national integrity, and the pr-- tection of our wide-spread colonies. Our soldiers, to be effective, must be kept in a great degree apart, and under strict discipline ; but proper situations should be selected for their barracks. Hyde Park, and St. James's Park, affiud ample room for such purposes ; and the Guards, in such times as these, should not be encamped almost opposite the King's Palace, hourly outraging the eyes and the feelings of an entire neighbourhood, in the most respectable and po pulous part of Westminster. We do hope that the Govern ment, which appears at present sincerely disposed to attend to all the fair wishes of the people, will see the necessity I of having these barracks remaved—that the King's Mews, in place of becoming a vile and disgusting nuisance, will he thrown open for public benefit and improvement, and be filled with respectable private houses and shops, in place of filthy barracks—the haunt of a licentious, profligate soldiery, and their abandoned followers. Mr. Martin, on Tuesday night, was not very kindly treated by his " Honourable Friends" around him; but he showed fight, and did not yield until after a stout battle. Ilia " bull" was severely baited from all quarters, but he stood the attacks well, and Mr. Martin has him still in reserve for another exhibition. Mr. Hume was rather severe on the brute philanthropy of the worthy Member for Galway, and made him wince for a while under his pointed animadversions. But Mr. Martin is no holitiay orator; the hide of I,i.c " bull" is a tough one, and be ultimately turned on all his adversaries, and gored the Attorney-General severely on his horns. We cannot help thinking with Mr. Hume, that Mr. Martin's humanity is somewhat strrsge and inconsistent. On a motion by the indefatigable Member for Montrose, to abolish the torture of the lash and halberds in the army, the philar.thropic Representative for Galway opposed it, with an utter disregard for the backs of his fellow-beings: but he is most dolorous on the sufferings of cattle; his sorrows for the baited " bull" know no bounds ; he sympa thizes deeply with afflicted badgers, and is the devoted enemy of the Westminster Pit and Charley Eastup. His " bull" on Tuesday night was beset from all sides, and at length ejected out of the House; but Mr. Martin led him off in good plight, and has him in reserve for an other encounter. The fact is, the legislation of Mr. Mar tin goes too far—he sympathizes too profoundly with the brute creation—his attachment to his " bull" savours of Egyptian idolatry: they consecrated that animal into their god Apia, and Mr. Martin would fence him round with legislative homage of almost the same dtscription. His past exertions to prevent cruelty to animals have been really most praiseworthy ; he has reformed in a great de gree, by wholesome terror, the drovers and butchers of Smithfield, but he would push his legislation much too far. The actions and customs of a people are not to be minutely regulated by Acts of Parliament ; legislation carried so far becomes at once tyrannical and ridiculous. If boxing, cock-fighting, badger and bull baiting, are to be proscribed by statute, why should hare hunting, par tridge and pheasant shooting,—sports full as barbarous and cruel,—be suffered to exist? The only difference is, that one constitutes the amusement of the populace, and the other of the higher orders. Legislation, to be just, should be equal and impartial. Mr. Martin's propositions, there fore, do not rest on a fair basis. We have before suggestA to him very many evils and abuses existing in Ireland, to which his attention might be much more usefully directed. How many miseries are the very peasantry of the im poverished county he represents loaded with, which his persevering exertions, if well applied, might correct ! In looking to these, he would, in homely language, " take the bull by the horns," and employ his time usefully. In his present mock humanity and legislation he only wastes, his breath in vain, and has the whole pack of Opposition unkenneled upon him. If Mr. Martin succeeded in his present efforts, his next Bill would probably embrace Po lito's caravans, and the " menageries" at the Tower and Exeter 'Change—from the bull he would rise to the bear, and the glories of Bartholomew fair ;—the exhibition of sagacious elephants and dancing monkeys would be extin guished by his outrflegislation ! Mr. Justice Nolan, it appears, has been thrown out for Barnstaple, and all his future honours must now be eon , fined to those of a Welch Judge. His promotion just came in time : had a dissolution somewhat earlier unfortunately taken place, Mr. Nolan might have been neither Judge nor Member. His legislation on the Poor Laws is thus most unexpectedly interrupted and put an end to. His oracles must henceforth be delivered within the Principality, to gaping rustics. Fetimus Troes, Mr. Nolan may now say ; but he cannot complain he has laboured and voted l in vain : he bears his legal honours u the reward of his services ; and though the ungrateful electors of Barnstaple have been insensible to his merits, he has in his Welch I Commission a solid consolation for his disappointment, and a proof of the estimation in whioh his sittings on the Trea sury benches have been held. In Wales he will be a second Daniel in the judgment seat, and administer justice between the parties who come before him indifiCrently. As a Legislator he is now funds: officio. On Tuesday night the Duchess of Kent and Prince Leopold honoured the Italian Opera with their presence. Despatches were received yesterday morning, at the Co lotlial Office, in Downing-street, from Lieutenant-General the lion. Sir G. L. Cole, G.C.8., Governor at the Island of Mauritius. Letters from Buenos Ayres, of the 29th November, an nounce that the Indians have appeared in great force, and menace that town, which only has 2,000 or 2,500 troops ; the consternation is general, and all commerce is in terrupted. A contemporary says—" We alluded some time ago to the report of the regret expressed by the Lord Chancellor on account of what he had said respecting Mr. Abercromby. We understand his Lordship, immediately after the debate in the House of Commons, sent a letter, couched in the most courteous terms, expressing his deep regret for the ! language into which he had been inadvertently betrayed." The lamented death of the Marquis of Titchfield (writes our Lynn correspondent) was announced by a notice from the Mayor, this morning (Monday), and at the same time appeared an address from Lord John C. Bentinck to the electors, soliciting their suffrages. Soon after appeared another, from Sir M. W. B. Folkes, and both parties forthwith proceeded actively to canvass the town. We ate therefore looking forward to another contest, though of a different complexion to the late one, both candidates bring of the independent ititcrest.—Bury Pus!. A ballot took place yesterday at Lloyd's, to decide whe ther the subscribers to that establishment should nominate eight of their members to form part of the Committee ap pointed at a general meeting of merchants, ship-owners, and underwriters, on the classification of merchant ship ping in the two register-hooks ; when there appeared—For the nomination, 351—Against it, 327 Majority, 25. The election of a Member for Barnstaple terminated on Monday, when, after the most severe contest ever known in the Borough, Frederick Hodgson, Esq. of St. James's place, was declared duly elected. At the clo3a of the poll the numbers were as follows : Mr. Hodgman . . - . Mr. Nolan - - . . Alderman Atkins . - . Giving a majority of 2tl in Mr. Hodgson's favour. This was the more gratifying, as he was unavoidably absent in France, and gives a strong proof of the high estimation in which Mr. Hodgson and his friends are held in the Borough. . . _ The - steam-boat Harriet. while getting under weigh from Mobile, on her upward passage, on the 11th ult. burst her boiler, and injured three men, one of whom died soon after. The boiler, though weighing 7,0001b5. was propelled from its situation fifteen feet forward, taking part of the cargo and several large beams along with it.— Charleston Courier. MINING CO MPANIrs.-IVe have much pleasure in be ing enabled to state that a second Mining Company has actually been formed, to be called " The Hibernian 'Alin ing Company." A petition has been lodged for their in corporation ; their capital to consist of 500,0001., of which I 3,50,0n01. has been subscribed in England—the remainder in Ireland.—Dublin Morning PO3l. Regent-street is now completely M'Adamized ; it seems likely to answer the views of the projector. In any future experiments, we would recommend the carriage-way to be stopped while the work is going on. ()n Tuesday night the silk weavers in Spitalfields bad a partial illumination of their houses, in consequence of the repeal of the prohibition of foreign manufactured silk be ing put otf till July, 1826. One upon a more general scale is expected in the course of a few days. Lottery Tickets, 211.11.. PR141:8 OF FOREIGN Austrian Scrip, 11 10 9. 1 111 1114 114 pm. Ditto tor Acct. 104 1011, 104 114 pr. Ditto paid in full, 92 Chili= Bonds, 811 21 4 Ditto for Are. 811 2 1 Colombian Bonds, ti 74 7 Do. for Acct. 671 4 Danish Bonds, 994 Ditto Marks Banco, 941 5 Greek Scrip. 21 1 Ipr. Illexlean Scrip. 7 t 71 pr. Do. for Ae. 611 7 6.1 71 Pr. Neapolitan Iton 1 Ditto for Account Portuguese Bonds Ditto scrip 31 Prussian Bonds , 9Bl 74 Ditto fir Account 97f Ditto Bonds (I(IV) 9i4 STOCKS YESTERDAY. Russian Ads. ii 24 f3iiii RUSlligll for Acct. 935 2i 35 4 5 Russian Inscription ititchrige ppeeee ruble Ditto Metallic Stuck (Baring) Ditto (Sillioes) Slmnigh Com- 20 1 20 Ditto for Account 20/ Ditto 170 & 355 Bda. 224 44 4 Ditto 83, 10 45 Do. 5 per Cu. (113 M) 174 17 155 17 Ditto for Aect. Anglo Mex. Mines 5 i 4i lb pr. linitedDitto }'tench lteotes, 100 f. 50c. ex. dl. Do. Ex. 25f. Do. Scrip, 115 1251 5 ex. div. Ditto fur Acct. 12 B C. ex, Peruvian Scrip 75 FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. The Paris Journals of Sunday, with the Doile of Mon day's date, arrived yesterday. The following are es. tracts PARIS, MARCH EI4ECTIONS OF PARIS. The following in the official account of the number of votes of each candidate—Total number of votes, 2.300: Oliver - 2,300 Berthier . 1,1001 Tema': - I.ofig Breton - 1,315 Vitmlles - 77 Lafitte - 1,022 Runner - 1,233 Dtlennert - 1,100 Manuel - 744 The four Royalist Candidaten, Oliver, Breton, Bonnet, and Ber. thier, have been proclninied Deputien. French Bent e., on Monday, opened at 101f.fule. Money; end of the Month, 1021. 10e. Ducats, 89j: Spanish, 21. AAAAA 011 T, MIIIICR 4. As soon u the death of Prince Eugene Beauhamois was knows at Vienna, a ball, which was fixed to take place at the Court, and another to be given by the Archduke Charles, were counter mended. The Vieemy of Egypt is preparing a new expedition of ZAN 1 men to Camila. I Napoli di Romania appears to be the centre of the Greek forces. Coloastroni, the younger, commands the garrison there, amounting to 13,000 men. General Odysseus is before (arysto, and is a the point of storming it. The plague makes great ravages at Can't°. _ ------- [From the Etoik—By an extraordinary Courier.] CONSTA NT IN OPLE. All the doubts relative to peace with Persia begin to clear ap. The Porte has received official accounts that the Persian Envoy, who is on his way to Constantinople, has pawl! the Euphrates, and has already arrived at Erivan. The moment the Turkish Envoy at Bagdad heard of his arrival, he immediately set off for Teheran. Minziacky has not as yet been able to deliver the despatches with which he is charged to the Reis Effendi, on account of the indispo sition of that Minister. It appears that the Sultan has given orders that the former Reis Effendi shall, provisionally, take his situation, not to delay the answer to the propositions of the Russian Envoy. HOME, FES. 21. A report prevails that a volcano has broken out In the centre of the commercial town of Aleppo, in Syria, and that it afterwards turned into a Lk.- A letter from Mohnen', in the legation of Bologna, of the 11th says, '• that within the last few days a great number of meteoric, stones have fallen in the neighbourhood of the village of Arenaxo. The largest of these stones is twelve pounds in weight. Its tall was preceded by daps of thunder of extreme violence, accompa. nied by wind, a phenomenon which much astonished the inhabi. tants of the country. The largest aerolite has been taken to the Observatory of Bologna." Pants, 31,sacn 9. Some persons have much exaggerated the number of suicides in Paris and its environs (bari(ieve) in the year 18M. We hasten to rectify this error by the following table, the exactness of which may be depended on:— Men. Women - 8 9 - 10 12 . 32 9 . 33 18 - 20 13 27 13 23 8 26 17 January February March April May June July August Dien. Women September - 20 18 October - 18 li November . 10 6 December - 23 3 262 In General Totsltof I 3W Suicides - . J BAYONNE NEWS. Accounts from Madrid of the 25th ult. reached us de cree re lative via Bayonne. They state that the Kin g h as s i gne d a decree relative to the Customs, deo which is, in many respects, interesting. The Junta charged with the task of drawing up the Tariff* created by a Decree of the 13th April, 1816, is to meet for the following pot. postai—To draw up a Tarif of Duties and Regulations for the administration of the Custom-houses in Spain and the Indies to draw up an Ordonnance for the Consulates in Spain and in foreign ports to rectify the regulations of the Depots of Communes in the Peninsula ; to make a report on some Commercial Conventions with foreign Powers, particukrly since the treaty of Utrecht ; to pm pose • law on the Corn Trade, &c. The Corregidor of Guipusqoa has applied to know whether the judicial proceedings terminated, and those begun befae the Tau nolo of the First Instance, during the three years, are vial ; and if the //winker, who have been nominated during the pretended Constitutional Government must have their title confirmed ? His Majesty has decided in the affirmative, only excepting the criminal sentences passed against those who have defended his rights. Bessieres has obtained only the rank of Colonel ; the Ministry will not allow him that of General, which he had assumed. Com plaints are received from all quarters against tl,is General, who Is said to have levied enormous contributions. It is said that thefts, of the Government is, to make those officers retrograde who hire recompenced themselves by too rapid a promotion. Thus Sear perre would become again Captain Major Dorm of the Marquis de Mirabelli' ; Charnbon would obtain a subaltern rank, itc. As for Adame, surnamed Le bock), whobecamea Lieutenant-General be knew not how, because the chances of war had put the baggage of a General Officer of the Constitutional army in his hand., he does not wish for military rank, but solicits • pension, which it is pro bable he will obtain. _ _ Till the general law relative to the corn trade is ready for publics. Lion, his Illajosty has decreed that, for the present, the importation of foreign grain, flour, and pulse into the Peninsula, shall be pro. hibited ; they may be imported into the Balearic and Canary Islands, and under all flags, without distinction. Wheat to pay thirty-four rods per quintal, and all other corn and pulse twoity. siz reds. PORTUGAL. Lisbon journals to the 25th ult. came to hand yester• day : Lissofr, Fes. 23. We have received the following by to-day's post :-- " Demure), Fen. 20.-By • letter from Valenta of the 18th, it appears that place and province were in general tranquil, so that the reports which were spread some time ago were unfounded. The newsmongen endeavour every moment to spread news of their own making, and make a mystery of the most trifling circumstances. The same - letter says, there had arrived at Vigo a vessel from Portuguese America, bound to llavre de Grace, having on beard above twenty passengers of both sexes, among whom were the Bonifaciea, who were Deputies at Rio de Janeiro; that the vessel was under quarantine, and detained by the Governor for having entered under the flag of Brazil, which we do not recognize; foe which reason he had given notice to his Catholic Majesty, and ex. petted a decision on the subject." Ltssox, Frs. 23. _ . The Casette contains long extracts frets the debates in the Bri tish Parliament. It observes upon them that " it is particularly flattering to the Portuguese nation, that while the Ministerial speakers allowed that it was impossible the late order of things could take root in Spain, from the decided aversion that nation and the whole Peninsula felt to those odious innovations, the Opposi tion did not peas any censure on the happy restoration of his Most Faithful Majesty, because it was punch y a national work. tem pered by the prudence of his Majesty, and followed by bis firm and just, but moderate and merciful Goverment. " Neither the :English Radicals iNtys tie Gazette), rot the admirers of the revolution in Ain:Tice, can place the question of the independence of Brazil, and that of the Spanish Colonies, on the same footing, the two cases being widely dlfterent ; that the British Government is much more bound to Portugal by treaties than it is to Spain ; that the revolution in Brazil is the work de small number of persons, and that Great Brintin has a pars mount interest in maintaining the rights of its ancient and faithful a11y.,• DUTCH M.ll L. Yesterday we received Dutch Papers to the 6th, and Hamburgh Journals to the Sad. SrocKnocm, Fri. 20. Sir B. Bloomfield, the British Ambsseadcw, received, a few days ago, a courier with despatches front his Court ; and the day before yesterday made oflicial a verbal communion:on to the Foreign Ambassadors here, which is reported to hare been to the following effect : " In ease Spain. confining itself to its own means and resource., shall make an attempt to recover its lost possessions in America, (heat Britain will remain a tranquil spectator : on the other hand, should any Power join with Spain fur that purpose, and afford it assistance in it, either by actual armaments or by subsidies or pe cuniary aid, Great Britain will depart from the passive system it has hitherto followed, and will hasten to recognise the new Govern ments which have established themselves in the other hemisphere in the place of the Spanish Government."—flarnbargh Buis" Hull List, March 2. EXCHANGES. AMSTERDAM, MARCH 3.—London, 39-2—two months. 39. 1 HANst , acm, 3lmtt 2.—London, two months, 39-ti 6 —at sight, 14-9 6. PETERSMURCIII, FEM. 17.—London, 913 -32—Paris, 99. IMPORTANCE OF THE UNITED STATES.—There are half a million of scholars at the public schools throughout the United States, and more than three thousand students at the colleges which confer degrees. There are about twelve hundred students at the medical schools, five hun dred at the theological seminaries, and more than a thousand students at law. There are about ten thousand physicians, and upwards of six thousand lawyers. There are about nine thousand places of worship, and about five thousand clergymen. About four thousand four hundred patents have been taken out for new and useful inventions, discoveries, and improvements in the arts. Between two and three millions of dollars worth of books are annually published in the United States. .1 thousand newspapers are published. There was more than one hundred steam boats, comprising more than four thousand tons, navigating the Mississippi. The vessels of the United States, by sea. perform their voyages on an average, in one-thief bcs time than English. There are five thousand post-etfieis, and eighty thousand miles of post-roads, and twelve thou sand miles of turnpike-roads. There arc three thousand legislators. 1)1 1 I, I n r 'c , I