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land. There might have been exaggeration'', and the effects of such interference might have been overrated. The subject was an im portant one; but yet, in his mind, there did not exist suffietent rea. eons fur the appointment of a committee. As the committee had been. appointed, why not refer to them the state of the currency be fore the Bank Restriction Bill P or, why not wait until the effect of 'the experiment made in England should be sseertained ? He could not support the extension to Scotland of the Promissory Notes Bill, whilst the opposite system had been found so advantaceous to the interests of that country, and when he heard no aotleient reason assigned to change it. If the prevent system wronot the ramie. it certainly was cnntempnranenus with the prosperity of Scotland ; to 11.13 a homely phrase, the Scotch were the beat ebneitioned people in Europe, and lie did not wish to disturb their present situation. . They were perfectly contented, and it was better to leave them so. He was disposed to oppose the appointment of a committee. The intended measure' could be nothing more than an experiment, which was weaned for and unnecessary, and entirely opposed to the wishes , of the people of Scotland. It would have been more dieni- Ned in his Majesty's Ofternment (and he did not mean to charge then , with anounbecoming obstinacy) to consult the wishes of the people than to force a measure upon them contrary to their incline mon. His Lordship thought the very appointment of a committee would have bad effects ; when suspicion was so much alive, it would, be easy to convert it into alarm and a general want of confidence. bard MELVILLE thought his Noble Friend who had last • spoken was labouring tinders mistake. Ile bat argued the ques. tins as if a bill had been before their Lordships to alter the currency of Sentland. The question was, whether (a committee being ap. ' pointed) all the petitions on the subject should be referred to that committee. A great deal of misapprehension a tided upon the sub. jeett and with the knowledge of that fact. it was rather hard to charge the Government with any unnecessary interference, when 'they only attempted to ascertain the reel state of the matter. It . was proposed to cap the best informed persons before the commit tee; and what better plan could be devised to get at the truth. The Noble Lad had spoken as tithe appointment of a committee wield be prejudicial to the Interests of Scotland, but he begged to aware the Noble Earl that tbe persona who were most opposed to any interference nth her banking symem, were anxious fur en. qtiire ; af, thereupon, all parties were desirous for investigation, be coeld rust see how it could be otherwise than beneficial. The Earl of LIMERICK agreed with his Noble Friend therm-1 cf Alit-mem that a remedy shoteld not be applied where there weans disease. There was no rennin *signed for the Mum/action of the pew 'system into Ireland. It would he better to wait-and ascertain the effect of the experiment upon England, and of Its success in Vox triunity he had some doubts. He could not think that the sire m' Ireland called for any change in the system of banking there: the very Intimation of such change had caused a great re. ducting: of prices in that country within • few weeks, and he was ate it would have still muse mischievous effects. The situation of sonland was very different. In Scotland there was no specie, bed tenet was not the case In Ireland. There, paper was established unon a metallic basis, and small notes could be easily converted into gold ; and if those notes were withdrawn from circulation, the commercial and agricultural Memos would suffer materially. The Earl of LAUDERDALE had an objection to the motion heroic the House, and to the appointment of the committee which "Wad been ordered. Whet was the origin of all the proceeding% re specting the currency ? Why, it was topesiore confidence. And he would ask, whether that object had been attained in England ? As yet, the measure pawed by Parliament had no such effect ; and he asked the Noble Lord opposite to d e ny th a t assertion if he could. The feeling in Scotland against the introduction of the new measure was quite unanimous. Even at a public meeting, lately held in that country upon the subject, there was only one person who seemed to rale son the measure. That gentleman had formerly been a gold. smith ; and he (Lord Lauderdale) could not otherwise account for his - partiality to • metallic currency, than by referring to the story told by Dr. Johnson of a tallow.chaodleo who had weld his establish ment, but reserved to himself the privilege of visiting the premises upon every melting day. One Noble Lord had recommended Government to proceed boldly, and not regard the wishes of the people. Another Noble Lord had said the nature of the inquiry was obvious; but the Noble Earl at the head t i his Majesty's Government, would find before he got through a Committee, that it would be better not to introduce the system tutu either Scotland or Inland. Earl GROSVENOR explainel. The Earl of lil V ERPOteL said, the Noble Earl was opposed to inquiry, and had recommended as a more dignified course to Dilinistem, to proceed without delay to pass whatever measure they had in contemplation. With respect to Ireland, the Noble Earl (Limerick), who was opposed In withdrawing small notes from cir. @elation there, and who haul approved so much of the present sys tem of banking in that country, should rent:leen that no country had suffered more severely by the failures of banks than that coun try. A few banks had been lately established there, but there was not time to know their effects ; and it should also he re collected. that Scotland hail suffered severely within the last fifteen years_perhaps she had suffered as much as England. There was soother question: could Scotland support her cetabliehments with out the assistance of England Could Scotland, is a period of dis. tree., avoid applying to England for support? Had not the People of Scotland applied to the Bank of England for relict ? If Scot land aril Ireland could do without England, then there would he lime ground for allowing a different system to prevail in each coon. ery ; but, in point of fact, the countries were so connected that it would be unwise to establish different systems of banking in each. The Earl of LAUDERDALE did not rise to enter upon any discussion, but to explain. The Noble Earl opposite had said that if the banks of Scotland could do without the insistence of England it would not be neemeary to interfere with the sestein established there ; but the people of Scotland had as much nght so apply to Government for teller as the people of England h a d, an d if the Noble Earl had not refused to issue Exchequer bills, the deputations would have had no occasion to apply to the Bank of England for a loan. If the bankers in Scotl old were proprietors or Bank of England notes, he supposed the Noble Earl (Liverpool) would not deny that they might have the same right to come to England !or the pay meet of those notes, as the Bank of France would possess if they were in the same situation • and that was all that t h e p eo pl e o f Scotland would have to bu st upon that subject. He wished there fore to take this opportunity of saying, notwithstanding what had been thrown out by the Noble Earl as to the banks of Scotland leaning on the Bank of England for support, that as far as his In. formation extended on the subject, the banks of Scotland had no such leaning, and, what was more. that there had existed no occa sion tor any such leaning : nay, he would venture to say, that as long as the Noble Earl pereteted in having in 016 country • Bank possessed of exclusive privileges, it would be in vain fur private blinkers to depend on such a resource. Whilst, however, the Bank of Ergland continued to be the exclusive proprietors of the right of coining goll in this country, it was to that Bank that the people and his Majesty's Ministers must look for a supply of gold. The Earl of LIMERICK explained. The Duke of ATHOL said that if such a measure as that pro to be adopted had been carried into effect at an earlier period, he was quite satisfied that the taxes which Scotland paid at this moment would have suffered a most material depreciation, from her leee of that prosperity, which, under her present system, she had so " amply enjoyed. This therefore would be a subject for the serious ' consideration of the Committee; and it would come also before the Committee to inquire how far Scotland was dependent on the Bank of England, anti how far, during the Ire 'thermos, the banks of that country had pressed on the Bank of England in an unusual manner? Since a Committee had been appointed, he deprecated any partial discus:kg of these questions, and thought their Lord. ships might to defer their observations until they had the benefit of the Report of that Committee. Viscount CLIFDEN thought the country would be glad to learn that it was intended to institute an inquiry into the state of • the currency of Ireland and Scotland. lle beseeched his Majesty's Alinisters to proceed with the measure. In the year 1819 or 11120, no less titan nee banks broke in Ireland : one of them was great Dublin bank. whose circulation covered all the middle counties. No man could conceive the misery which ensued from that failure. There never was a greater man of wretchedness in any country than resulted from that calamity. It was therefore of the greatest importance that these country banks should be pre. tented from springing up again ; and he trusted the Noble Earl opposite (Liverpool) would persevere in the inquiry. The loss on such occasions generally fell on those classes that were the lease able to hear them. Although hie property lay in some of the coun ties that were affected, vet he did not himself lose five pounds by th e Allure a e. this banks e set did tis agents sustain any serious loss. It was not the agents who suffered, because they were men ttf tagarity and sense, and knew how to guard 'gaited such acct. dents • it was the middling and lower classes of people who suffered. And :tumid such a system be allowed to contieue ? Why, he bad learnt that its the county of Northampton a bank had failed, whose debts amounted to 1214,000 L, while •the tenets were only 11,0001. He confessed, then, that he had a horror for these one and two pound n 13.41. He was therefore glad at the prospect aMrded to the country of the present unfortunate system soon mantle to an cod. The Earl of CA RNARS'ON thought their leortiehtps had el- Pearly been proceeding in a most extraordinary manner ; because one most important question was, whether such a measure as had been adopted in England should he extended to Scnthied and Ire land, OT whether they should adopt the suggestion, which, to his great surprise, had been made to their lerralehips, to assimilate the practice of England to that of Scotland. On a former occa sion he admitted that the arguments used in sappott of the measure es regarded England had not convinced him of its propriety: temeetally as nothiog had been obtained tutu the Bank in limi tetinn of its privileges ' • all that was proposed was a gratuitous sur render on their part. Without any inquiry whatsoever, there had' passed through that House, Ida few slays, a most important Bill, deciding the question as to Eeglend; he hoped they would' not haste to repent the decision which they had so hastily come to. Ile formed his opinion upon the question from a conviction that the systems of currency of the two emnitriee of Scotland sad England were founded on bases essentially different. He therefore could not but think the late measure Was • most hasty and a most extraordinary proceeding; and this measure had been roamed to at • moment when property and pecuniary credit stood upon the moat ticklish foundation • when, instead of acting thus, they ought to hare applied healing measures to the existing wound. Hut it' the House were to go into this partial inquiry, why should it not be by a Committee of the whole House? The Coin. mit trot as appointed would consist of a majority of English Peers ; and of whom ? He saw among them nearly the same C,omntittee as oat in 1819; and whenever the banking system and the question of geld was to be discuseel,he with) not but look with great distrust to a Committee so composed. if the inquiry were left to the 3lidioes of that Committee, they would endeavour to gather the hlmesoms of bullion from Caledonion thistles. (laughter.) But why were they to propose in this hour of emergency to change the currency of Scotland, without any human being having alleged the slightest objection to the 'lnstils' system ? It any such allegation hot been maue he should readily have submitted to this inquiry ; eon in deed, to a Select and Secret Committee, but in a full and oven Committee of the House, from which he thought much IFIOIC good would result. Lord ELLENBOROUGH thhught tt Committee of the whole House would have enabled them to arrive at a more correct judg ment on the subject than could be formed from a Secret Committee. But the course of Parliament had been moat extraordinary. In a time of great public distress. without any inquiry whatever, they had adopted a measure with regard toEngland which could not be effectual, even in this country. without a similar measure being extended in Scotland ; and yet they were now about to institute a grave inquiry into the propriety of extending that very measure to that country. If this Inquiry were to be referred to a Committee of the whole House, he was sure the result would be that the mea sure would be abandoned as to Scotland and Ireland, for this Ses sion at least ; but he thought it impossible that•a Committee consist. tog of d Scotch, 4 Irish. and It/ English Peers, could come to s tair decision, and pronounce a sound opinion upon the question. But if the Noble Earl (Liverpool) determined to press this measure in a way by which it was improcticable fur the House to come to an opinton, founded on a roll and impartial report, he confessed it ap peared to hint that it would be a more dignified end manful, and a more statesman-like course on the part of Government, if they came forward at once, and asked the House to pass the measure without any inquiry at all. The motion was then agreed to. ARMY AND lARINE MUTINY BILLS. _ ....... These Bills severally went through ■ Committee, and the Re. ports were brought up. Their Lordships adjourned at half:past six o'clock. HOUSE OF CO3IMONs, FRIDAY, A/ARCH 17. ABOLITION OF SLAVERY. Sir EDWARD ETSAICHIBI.I. --- presiented a Petition from Margate. praying for the abolition of negro slavery. Petition were presented by Sir Wm. Unite, from Bel ford; by Mr. Byng. from the parish of St. Leonard's, Shoreditch; by Mr. S. Whitbread, from Wallingford; by Mr. W. Smith, from Overton. Soub, and several other parishes in the county of Cambridge; by Mr. Tremavne. from G-rinol. in Cornwall. CURRENCY OF SCOTLAND. WM. DUN DAS presented a Petition from the inhilibitants of Edinburgh praying that no alteration may take place in the currency of Scotland. Mr. ELLIS said it must strike every Englishman that a strong prejudice existed in Scotland against the introduction of any im provement into that country. That could not be a matter of doubt, when it was known that Petitions were presented from every town and city of Scotland except one against the Scotch Jury Bill. He knew a party existed in Sentlind which was opposed to ever plan, founded on liberal principles of commerce or of law, whic h originated with 31inisters. De thought that the conduct of those Honourable Gentlemen who had disclaimed all inflammatory pro. ceedings highly commendable, and which had contributed In his opinion to produce a calm and temperate discussion of the subject. MILT* few words from Mr. W. SMITH and Mr. DuNDAS, The petition was brought up and ordered to be minted. Similar petition, were presented by Sir G. Murray, from the Nobility, Clergy, sad Commissioners of Supply of the county of Perth ; by 3lr. Blair, from the county of %Vigton ; by Lord C. Stuart. from the Inhabitants and Commissioners of Supply of the county of Bute; by Sir G. Murray , from the Procurators of the Coatis of Law of Perth, and from ardale. SLAVE TRADE. Mr. F. BUXTON moved for a return of Copies of all tor. respondence relative to the Slave Trade in the Islands of Lechelles and Maurhins, received by his Majesty's Oovemment.—Ordered. Mr. LITTLETON moved that the order of the 28th February last, for a return from the Exchequer Bill Loan Office, bo discharg ed; which was discharged accordingly. EPISCOPAL UNIONS BILL. Sir JOHN NEWPORT moved the second re a ding of the Epis copal Unions Sill.—Committed. SILK DUTIES ACT. Mr. GRANT brought up the report of the Silk Duties Act.-- Bill ordered to be brought in. to carry the some into edict. 111 ESSAGE FROM THIgIIORDS. A Mermarrefinm the Lorde announceitheirEonr;hipe assent to the Scotch Jury Bill arid several private Bills. rpm', OF OFFENCES. Mr. J. W. CHOKER brought in a Bill to enable Commis. sionera fur trying offences upon the sea, and Justice. of Peace, to take examination. touching such offsets, and commit persons to side custody. ALEHOUSES' REGULATION BILL. - Cllr. ESTCOUNT said the Bill of thead George 4th, for rept. lating alehouses, had expired—that law was now extinct, and it was therefore necessary to introduce a Bill for the regulation of those houses, otherwise there would be no law at all. He meant to Introduce some alterations into the Bill which he intended to bring in, which he would elate to the House. The first had refe rence to the general licensing day. At present the licensing day took pine in the month of September, but as the magistrates had a discretionary power of nominating any day in the month for that purpose, it was often deferred to the close of the month, which was productive of great inconvenience. lie would, in the new Bill, have the licensing day in the same month (September), and would propose that it should be competent fur the magistrates to adjourn their sittings, without a greeter interval than six days, which would remedy the evils of the - ner Act, and greatly facilitate those eases. Another alteration would he, that there should be s clause in the Act to oblige the parish officers to give notice to the magic. Crates of the Session, that it might be as well known and public as possible aathe third alterstion which he would propose would have reference to the form of the license. At present the signature of two magistraice W3l sufficient. out of 20 who sat at the meeting of magistrates a hen the license was granted. The alteration be would propose in this particular would be, that the names of the magistrates she..ld be stated in the body of ,the license, and signed by the majority of the magistrates. He then moved for leave to bring in " a Bill to regulate the Licensing of Alehouses." Mr. HUM seconded the motion of the lion. Member. He thought the law required amendment. There was a petition laid on the table of the House, which stated that 27 houses were licensed in one town under the exclusive influence of certain brewers, who had an interest in them. Five hundred inhabitants had petitioned to procure a license for an individual of excellent character ; but as some relations of the brewers were magistrates, the license was re. fused. lie would reirenmend the Hon. Member to introduce a clause into the Bill, which would enable a person of good character to obtain a license, who should be re:omnietideti by two-thirds of the inhabitants of the place where he intended to establish himself. He thought it was only right to o, en the door a little wider to per mit persons of good character and respectable recommendations to obtain licenses. On the motion that leave be granted to bring in the Bill, Mr. lA)CKIIAItT said he tuought the quality of the ale was to be considered, as well u the character of the vender. It was ne cessary that he should have a good character and the reputation of selling good and palatable ale. lie thought those points of more Importance than the disqualification of magistrates. Sir M. W. RIDLEY said it W 44 absurd to require a certificate from every man who drank a pint of beer. The other suggestions, relative to the assent of the inhabitant% would destroy competition, (hear, hear), without which they could not expect to procure good articles. (Hear, hear.) Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. CTSL KY LA WS. ... _ ... ..-- .. Mr. HEATH COTE inquired of 31r. — Sergeant Onslow when it washisintention to move the second readingot she Bill on the Usury Laws, or whether he had entirely abandoned-it ? 111 r. Sergeant ONSLOW said that he had not abandoned it, but that he hoped the Chancellor of the Exchequer would have taken It up. His intention was to briug it forward, whenever the opinion of the House should think most proper. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the child had been laid at the door of a person to whom it did not be. long. (A laugh.) He would suggest the 10th of April next. Mr. SYKES objected to that tittle, as many 3leinbtri would be engaged at the Quarter Sessions. I'he CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then proposed that the second reading of the Bill should be fixed for the 17th April.—Agreed to. CO3IMITTEE OF SUPPLY. Mr. BERRIES having moved the Order of the Day on the COWtodttle of Supply, the Howie resolved itselllsisaa Ailsetwaistee thereon. He said the papernlaid before the House showed the nature of the vote they had given tart year. Two hundred thousand pounds was now ;emitted far civil contingencies. On the item of the Civil Continkenctes being put, Mr. HUME objected to it. Ile said the expenditure was too great by half for toe country to hear. The expense of Ambassa dors and Consuls was 500.0001. The salaries of Consuls.Gencrsl and Consuls was 110,000/.; other allowances 10.0001. Consuls in the Levant 11.0001.,—which made • total of 79.0001. And then the amount chargeable on the Civil List ler the salaries of Consuls. General and Consuls which was 30 , 0410/., being d e d ucte d, l e f t 49,0001. The sum, therefore, of 101,0001., added to 326,000/., would make the whole for the year no lets than 501,0001. He (Mr. Hume) would entreat his Majesty's Government to con sider whether they could go on at a regularly increasing rate of ex. pens', oo account of those aerricallwhich bad already arrived at the amount of nearly ball a million. !Pith rat feet to the Consulates in South America, he agreed as to their neeemity ; but he called upon the Right Hon. Gentleman (Me. Calming; to reduce the num ber of the diplomatic situations in Europe, in order to meet that necessity. lie held in his hand an account of the different iliplo. matte missions if England at Foreign Courts, by which it appeared that there were establishments in France, A ustria,Anierica„ Bavaria, Denmark, Russia, Spain, Constantinople, Prussia, Brazil, Two Sicilies, Wirtemberg, Saxony, Tuscany, Germanic Diet, Switzer land, Persia, Portugal, the.; and he would ask if the country. in its depressed state, was able to bear the increasing charges of such establishments. He (Mr. Hume) would ask where was the neces sity of ambassadors to such places as IVirtemberg, Tuscany, Sax. ony, an/ places of such minor imeriatice as thoree—places possess. ing no influence in the affairs of Europe, and therefore authorisation to those places were altnee.her ileitis and unnecessary. There was an Envoy to Switzerland also, whit might be proper if those States were leading States; but the tact was, two or three of the larger powers directed every thing, and those he Mil mentioned were of no Importance. H e (Mr. Ilutne) would next refer to the extraor dinary expenses of some of those missions, particularly of that at Paris ; the extraordinary expenses according to the estimate before the House being 17,5721., which, With the sum of 13,000/. for salary, made the annual expense not lose than 36.0001. per annum. He would ask was it proper or becoming to pay to one diplomatic imitation alone, a sum equal to the whole e se of the Government of America for th e seine period ?It was l ess f or hi m t o o bj ect to those itemi; but he would I•.t it to th e iliht nom Gent. *be. V then it was no matter worthy of his consideration, that In the year 1792 the whole annual expense for Ambassadors, Consuls, &c.„ amounted to only 'mow. while for the year 1826 it amounted to nearly half a million. He would object to that state of expenditure, and, if the Committee would give him their support, he would ne gative the proposition then before it, end reduce the vote to.half the amount. It was a great misfortune that his Majesty's Ministers thought great salaries necessary to obtain the services of effi. dent men; he (Mr. Hume) was entirely of a different opinion. High salaries made men above their duty, and above their work. If the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Canning) would give notice to all the parties concerned, that theirsalaries were to be reduced one- half, he (Mr. Hume) was satlefeed that the duty would be as well done as at present. It was also bad, from the influence it had over the inferior officers. leading them into expense and Into a neglect of their duty. It was quits impossible that any Ambassador could recompense his country by. any services lie might perform for such an enormous sum a 530,0011/. Some years ago, a house was pur chased for the English Ambassador at Paris, at an expense of 30,0001., upon which occasion it was stated that the annual ex pense would be decreased in consequence of that purchase ; but the contrary had been thi. case ; and in the estimate before the House. there appeared no less a sum than 12,0001. for repairs and furniture for the hotel of the British Ambassador at Paris, which made 17,5721. for the extraordinary expenses of that mission for one year ; it was 15,000/.last year, had gone on increasing every year, and be must say there was no limits to the extravagance. In the year 1792, the embassy to France, including extraordinaries, amounted to 9,0001. only. He would wish to ask if some of the Ambassadors to Foreign Courts were not for a whole year in Eng land, at least be had reason to suppose such was the case, from a statement he has, seen to that effect a few days since. The extra ordinary expenses on the estimate appeared to be 73,11611., which, added tP130,0001. for the Consular appointments in South Ame rica, 'and the ordinary expenses of salaries to Ambassadors, &c. in Europe, amounted, in the whole, to no less s stint than half a - million—a state of expenditure which he could not but consider re quired explanation. Mr. Secretary CANNING said that, in answer to the observa tions of the Hon. Gentleman, he would first advert to that part of the subject which was not regularly before the Committee. the new (:onsular eetablishments..When be cameto the consideration of die 1 question on coming Into soifiee. die found the opinion of the Ilonse had been taken, and it hid determined that the tilde of the country should be relieved from the expense of the Consulates--that they shouldbe put on • new fooling, that fees ehne;.l be abolished and salaries substituted in their stead; He (Ms. Canning) begged the House to understand that by carrying that measure into effect he had not pledged his own opinion on the enbject. lie had found the plan proposed by the House ready to his hand, and it was his duty to carry it into execution. In his (31r. Canning's) opinion, fees ' were best in sonic cases, but he found it completely decided by the House, who had laid itdown as a maxim that the burthen should be taken from trade and laid upon the country ; and it was too much, therefore, for the lion. Gentleman (Mr. flume)) to turn round and complain of the expense. He could assure the lion. Gent. that the job he had had to perform in the arrangement and settlement of cases for compensation, was one of the most difficult he had ever undertaken. Of course he could not shoot in the crowd regardless of whom he might hit, and the lion. Gentleman might suppose, from the variety of interests which were brought under consideration, his situation in the adjustment of them could nut he a very enviable one. A great number of cases had been considered during the last two years, and there were many still undecided. The amount taken from the trade in fees, according to the return, appeared to be 61,150!., and the system of the House and the Ho. nourable Gentleman was, that that sum should be taken off the pri rate merchant and be paid by the public. Ile (Mr. Canning) was not called upon to say whether it was proper that trade should be relieved; it was sufficient for him that the decision had been come to, and he had executed it. The Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Hume) was aware that last year the Levant Company was thrown open ; the amount of fees of Consul* of that Company alone was 23,000/., and by throwing open that trade the country must pay those Con. sulates. The whole charge was 71.0801., and as 30,000/. was always paid from the Civil LAM, dime remained 49,0001. to be pro vided for by the House. The Salaries to Consuls was 50,0001., and taking those of the levant Trade at 11,0001. for the present year, made the amount 61 4 0001. The House chose to relieve the trade of the country of the charge of 61,0001, and he (51r- Canning) did that for 49.0001.. not according or his own judgment, but according to that of the Honourable Gentleman+ then he had effected a saving on that head of 12,0011. With regard to the. Consulates of South America, there was the greatest trouble in affixing proper regula tions, inasmuch as it was impossible to decide upon any scale tor their expenses. He (Mr. Canning) had had numerous returns, and' had endeavourek as much no possible to shape a proper standard ; but the Home would see how difficult it was to come to anything like a general decision, when he mentioned that only the other day an instance came before him where a horse could be purchased for a dollar, but it cost two guineas to get him shod, therefore it was Impossible to say a priori what was or was not a proper expense. In respect to the European missions, he (Mr. Canning) had closely followed the report of 11116, the whole of the present estimate being agreeable to that report, which was sanc tioned by Parliament. The reduction had principally taken place In the embassies to smaller Courts. He (Mr. Canning) said that it did excite his greatest surprise to hear the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Hume) object to have Ambassadors from England at those Courts. It was true that their high heads had been laid low, but it did not follow that they were always to remain in that situation in which destiny had lately placta them, (hem, hear) and it would be highly unbecoming in England to whielnew her Ambassadors from those Courts on that account. The Hon. Gentleman had taken particu lar objection to the expense of the French Embassy, which, he said, was 30,000/. and might be 50,0001., but he must be aware that the expense of one year was not to be termed the annual ex , pease. The lion. Gentleman was aware that, in the Paris Mission, very extensive repairs were required in the residence of the Ambas sador. In 1314 an hotel was ordered to be purchased and furnish ed, the cost of which was 800,000 francs: Forsome years after that no expense was incurred; but for the last five or six years of Sir Charles Stuart's residence considerable repairs were required. In 11124, 12,0001. was stated to be required for that purpose, and in consequence lie (Mr. Canning) had directed a surveyor to be sent over to examine into the state of the building. Mr. Smirke was accordingly appointed to make a survey, and he reported that such another house was not to be got in Paris, and that to make the building weather-tight between 40001. and 6000/, would be neces sary, and orders were given by the Treasury to the Board of Works for the repairs to be effected. The Board of Works sent over Mr. Wyatt, and to his ( Mr. Canning's) utter astonishment, be reported that the -eon of 17,000/. was nexisary for the repairs of the building, and 7000/. for the repairs of furniture. lie (Mr. Canning) then advised that the house should be sold, thinking an. other eligible one might be procured and some saving effected. The report on that point was however entirely discouraging as to the propriety of doing so. It was stated that the number of houses of that description hasl greatly diminished in Paris, the description of house being like that of Devonshire or Burlington House, in Lon don, which were particularl y desirable from the courts in front. An intimation was given in Pans, that a house was wanted for a abort period, as was supposed, while the repairs was effected, but the prices demanded were such as to preclude negotiation. At the same time applications were made, from persons of all parties, stating their remonstrances, that the British Ambassador's house should be parted with, front the effect that it would be likely to have on the minds of the French people, and that it was a !subject of the deepest political importance that it should be retained, as England was the only country, except one, that had such a residence in Paris. At length the repairs were determined on, and Mr. Wyatt's estimate was cut down to twelve thousand pounds; and it would be seen from the stasements made, that the retaining of the house was of importance, when the Russian Ambassador was the only other Ambassador who had one. In respect to the general expenditure of Ambassadors, he could say it far exceeded their salary and allowances, and he had confidence in saying, that Lord Granville expended half as much more as he derived from his office. Ile must say that the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Hume) was mistaken in respect to that mission. in saying that the amount of the expen diture for that year was the annual expense. There was only one other point on which he thought it necessary to observe, which was on the extraordinary expense; and the lion. Gentleman (31r. Hume) would recollect that a special embassy was sent on the ac. cession of the present Monarch to the throne of France. That in. dividual (the Duke of Northumberland) was to pay his own ex penses, wlOchcould not be done under 30,000/. The Government wjahinz 30 a proper respect to the Noble Duke, Mateod of offering a sum or honey, dettfiefitteetr, fts the name of the Sovereign, to present him with an elegant diamond sword of 10,000!., being not half the smooth of the eireeneelaehad incurred, rind that Sum was included in the extraordinary expenses. The House would Nee the impossibility of pressing any pecuniary aid on the Noble individual ; at the same time they could not let the matter pass without some acknowledgment—something to show to his family of his honourable mission. (Hear, hear.) With respect to the eon. sulates, he would say three were circumstances in the regulation he was not prepared to defend ; but though the subject was no child of his, still he should do his duty to the best of his ability. Mr. BERNAL objected to two items, which appeared in the estimate for snuff boxes, one to the Danish and the other to the Russian Minister. Mr. secretary CANNING said that, with respect to the presen tation of snott.boxes, it we. A usage of the greatest antiquity, upon the ratification of commercial, conventions, and it so happened that of late the number of those, from the state of circumstances, had increased. lie wished to mention, that since he had spoke of the expenses incurred by the ambassador at P ,he had ascertained that it amounted to double the amount of his:salary and allowances, as he had before stated. Mr. BARING was underatnent to eapress his regret that, ac cording to the present regulation, cansula were prevented front being merchants, as he considered the salary of WIZ., which might be a hroper allowance, did n ot e n a bl e th em to assoc i ate w i t h t h ose ighly respectable and wealthy individuals embarked in commerce. Ile could not but notice that an exception to that general rule ex isted at Amsterdam mitt Rotterdam. Mr. Secretary CANNING said, that certainly the highly re spectable gentlemen filling these situations at the porta mentioned were merchants. but they had been so prior to their appointment. The general regulation was to prevent Consuls becoming mer chants after they nod been so appointed. SYK ES was of opinion - that we maintained an unreasonable number of Consuls in the South of Europe. In Italy we bad eight, in Spain seven, a number unite disproportioned to our trade with thaw countries. On the other hand, we had but two Commis in Sweden (that is to say, one it Stockhnhu and one at (iotten. burgh); we had but one Consul in Norway amt one in Denmark, countries with which we carried on a considerable trade. The oh vimis inference from this was, that we hail either too many Consuls in the 4outhern States of Europe, or too few in the Northern. He boped that the Houk might tiraw one consoling inference from the accounts before them, that hlinisters were aware of the useless ex penditure in that department, and were wiling to take measures for its retrenchment. Mr. EI,ItICE thought that Ministers had adhered too strictly to the rule of excluding from the office of Consul persona who were actually engaged in trade. It was impossible with that restriction to find intelligent persona competent to the office, who would accept it at the ordinary salary. He hoped, therefore, the Right Honour able Gentleman, weighing the advantage of appointing proper persons to fill hose offices, would not confine the selection to per-' sons not engaged in commerce. The abandonment of that rule would encourage proper persons to fill the office, and the despatch of consular business would be facilitated by the habits of commer cial men. Mr. HUME said, that it appeared to him that the country would be put to less expense if wealthy merchants were selected to fill the office. He objected to the Consuls being under the con trol of the Consuls General. He wished to ask the Right Ho- nourable Gentleman what were the views of Government with re spect to the appointment of mercantile men and also he wished to know how the Consuls were paid. Mr. CANNING explained. Mr. Hl: ME lamented to see the continued increase of this branch of our expenditure. In 1792 it was only 116,000/., in 1/115 it had Increased to eLoout, and at present he believed it was still more. lie censured the purchase of a palace for the French em bassage as an example of inexcusable extravagance. He was sure that if the Right Honourable Gentleman had known the degree of distress which pervaded the country, he would not have allowed such an inordinate expense. If all our establishments were to be carried on on the same scale, he could see nn limits to the waste of public money. He thought that if some of the Secretaries to em bassies, who have nothing to do, were put in the place of the Con suls, it would effect a considerable saving. Mr. HERMES said a few words in explanation, which did not reach us. .Ir. HI,TME asked whether that sum of 73,0001. had formed a part of last year's estimate. HERRIES said that the 73,0601. included all the money paid under that head, sad the vote required for the remainder. Mr. liil3lE said he thought that the Government ought to have accepted the offer of the Duke of Northumberland to bear the ex penses of his embasaage to l'Mnce. lie begged lave to ask the Honourable Gentleman how the money under the head of legal fess was disposed of. Mr /I ERRIES replied, that those fees did not go in any ease tato the pockets of individual.; they went towards the fiends of the public offices. In some cases they belonged to the emoluments of those offices. in others they contributed towards their maintenance. Mr. HUME said it (was too bad to pity the Sum of 941. on being appointed Secretary to an embassy ; that was a monopoly which ought nut to be supported. Mr. liEItIRIES in teply said, that the officers who received those fees had important duties to perform, and a considerable portion of their emoluments was derived altogether from feet'. The Honour able Gentleman, he was sure, would not be satisfied if Ministers were to come down next year with an estimate of the salaries of public officers founded on the abolition of fees. Mr. HUME wished to have some explanation respecting the 20,0001. for the outfit of Ambassadors. It appeared to him that the expense of outfit had in some instances been repeated with the individual. Mr. HERRIES said that that only took place on an appoint ment to a more expensive situation. Mr. 11U3IE said that there were some items which he read with surprise. Under the heads of Antigua, Dominica, and Sierra Leone, he saw charges for ',dyer boxes to keep the great seal. lie hoped the security of the Colonies did not depend on those great scab. Mr. CRORER said, that those were the boxes in which the seals of those Colonies were preserved. Ii might appear to the Honourable Gentleman that boxes of tin or brass might do as well, but those boxes he believed had cost only 4/. a-piece. Mr.HUME said he only knew that the country was charged 6131. for them. Ile protested also against the people of England paying for church plate for Sierra Leone. lie also objected to the charge for a service of plate, canopy, and picture, for the embassy at Madrid, amounting to 6,1201. Mr. HERMES said it was usual to furnish every embassy with a service of plate, which remained attached to the situation. Mr. HUME had understood that the regiments of Horse Guards were paid separately, and he had even been told that they were maintained with great economy; but he must object to the charge of trumpeters and kettle-drums The coats of those trumpeters cost, he was informed, no less than 741. each. Those gaudy troops reminded him of the guards of Louis the Fourteenth, with whom the resrectable troop, of England used to be advantageously compared. He hoped the time would come when the plain blue Windsor cloth worn by his late Majesty would be gene rally worn by our troops. He thought it shameful to waste so much public money in the unitat of a starving population. Ire also saw among other charges, one of 3,8J61. for the slaves in lterbice, which on the capture of that Colony had fallen into the hands of certain indiviiivala, who not being able to make those slaves profitable, applied to Government for assistance. He thought that they ought to be emancipated, or some arrangement ought to he made for their profitable employment. Mr. CHOKER said that with respect to the trumpeters, their dress was that which was usual in the household since the time of Henry VIII. If the Hon. Gentleman had any acquaintance with old pictures he would know that it was the same costume. Mr. BLAIR made some observations, which were inaudible in the gallery. Mr. HERRIES said with respect to the slaves in Berbice, the Treasury had not received the report of the Commissioners ap pointed to enquire into their connition. The Treasury had indeed received offers from some individuals respecting those slaves, which offers, however, Government could not accept, for want of security for the proper treatment of the slaves. Mr. HUME was surprised to hear that several hundred able bodied men were unable to support themselves, and obliged to seek aid from Government ; but whatever Government touched was sure to go wrong, else they would not be paying 3,8001. for an ill-ma naged estate. The CHANCELLOR or the EXCHEQUER said that it was totally out of the power of Government to regulate this matter. They had never sought that onerous duty ; but it was thrown upon them by some individuals, who finding it hard to make money of the estate, were glad to devolve it on the Treasury. IVhen the papers which the Hon. Gentleman had called for were presented, he would find that Government had done the best. If any means could be devised of taking the business off the hands of the Trea. sury, he would be very happy to give it up. HU3IE said that Government ought to make the experiment of emancipation on their own estates, rather than on the estates of others. Mr. BLA IR protested against that doctrine; if the Government slaves were emancipated, it would operate to the prejudice of the other proprietors. Mr. Ilt:31E was still of opinion that they ought to be emanci pated or hired out. lie could show a letter from an individual who declared his willingness to hire them. Mr. BERRIES thought it would be wrong to accept the offer while the Commission was still out. Mr. HUME wished to make some inquiry respecting the National Gallery. Ile saw that a picture by Corregio had cost a large sum. (We believe the lion Gentleman said 2,580 guineas.) Ile therefore wished to know, who was authorised to buy those pictures._ Sir C: LONG said that a few year,' back, when the establishment of the Gallery was first contemplated, the Hon. Gentleman had ex pressed his readiness to support the vote, in order to promote the taste of the country. It was then the wish of many that Govern ment should purchase some large collections; but he (Sir C. Long) had given It as his opinion, that it would be more advisable to pur chase pictures of great merit wherever they presented themselves. No pictures had been purchased by Government but by the advice of competent judges. He had no objection to mention the names of the persons to whom he alluded : they were Lord Aberdeen, Sir G. Beaumont, Sir T. Lawrence, and M. Segur. Lord J. RUSSELL was not sure that the plan of buying only the best pictures of the best masters would attain the great object of a National Gallery, which was to exhibit to artists the history of the art. This advantare was manifest in the gallery at Paris. Sir C. LONG said, that though such a collection would be very curious, as illcstrating the history of the art, yet he did not think it advisable to 'Wopt that plan in laying the foundation of a Na tional Gallery. Mr. HUM ) said IND had we taste ; tastes were various, and he did not pretend to have any. He hoped, however, that Govern. ment would take care to prevent any waste of funds. He then objected to an item in the Civil Contingencies respecting the payment of a sum of money to Mr. Findlayson, the accountant. Mr. CROKER bore testimony to the abilities and industry of Mr. Findlayson, who had devoted his time and assiduous attention to the business on what he was engaged. Mr. COURTNEY also added some commendations of Mr. Findlayson's talents and conduct in the arduous matters in which he had been employed. Mr. HUME would not then object to the vote respecting West. minster Abbey, after what had occurred on the fanner evening. lle thought however that an enormous expense was incurred when 2.4001, was devoted to sending over to John the Sixth, King of Portugal, the Order of the Garter. The honour thereby pristured might be very great, but it was purchaatal very dearly. He also objected to the item of 4001. for, as we understood, letter-carrying in Jamaica, and some other Colonial items connected with the extension of patents. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that as to the matters objected to in respect to the Colonies, these fees were paid in the sante manner as in this country. In regard to one of those points, it was impossible to apply the mode which prevailed in this country to persons going to the unhealthy climate of Ja. males It could not be expected that in such aGM the etnolu merts of the first year should be taken from an individual. Mr. HUME did not mean to deprive the present holders, but he contended that John Bull should not be obliged to pay all for the Colonies that they wanted for local convenience. The patents as they WI in should be stopped. Mr. MON('K agreed in that opinion. Sir JOHN NEWPORT thought it very wrong that the Lord Chancellor should continue to receive emolument from those fees. Mr. WILMOT HORTON spoke, but in so low a tone as to be inaudible. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that new emergencies always arose to countenance and to perpetuate expenhe. Mr. H 31 i objected to the sum of 4001. for the compilation of anlotlex to the Statutes of Ireland. Mr. (10121,1SURN observed thst the work in question was one or great trouble. and at the same time of considerable utility. Nlr. BUTTE/MONTH said a f;rw words. Sir JOIIN NEWPORT agreed that the Index was valuable, but he wished to know whether that sum would be quired ? annually re . Mr. HERRIES said that the vote for the Index Was reduerit low as on an avera possi ge ble o f f every it w ar. as more extensive than was to be expec ted ye Mr. HUME objected to the item regarding the India i tc . eountant. Mr. HERRIES said that was for a septume account foe the army in India, and for settlement of money to the amount of 300.0001. Mr. HUME thought if the item for the Tower pas se d t h ere should he no fees for public admission. Mr. CROKER was not aware of any useless offices in the Tower. Civi A l vote, no in tto exceed 200.0001., was then p asse d to defray the Contgencies of 1820. 52,D45)1. for his Majesty's Consuls General abroad was then pro. posed, when, Mr. HUME objected to the superannuation of Mr. Wi se , ehr , had been only twelve years in service, and ought to be sent a America in lieu of those raw young men who were stationed them Mr. Secretary CANNING though it unjust to turn persona out of service into starvation. Mr.IIU3IE said his objection was to letting them be idle en pen. stone when incompetent persons were sent to other places, Lord JOHN RUSSELL thought discretion should be sn owed. Alr. Secretary CANNING was of opinion that if, acc or di ng to the objection of Mr. Hume, no discretion were given, it would leis rain to expect that a correct report could ever be furnished. Mr. HIJME said a few words, and the vote was then mim e d. IRISH MISCELLANEOUS ESTIAIATES. Mr. GOULBURN stated that the unobjectionable votes wider the head of Irish Miscellaneous Estimates, might be now taken into consideration, and the votes which were objectionable, should be deferred till Monday next. After a protracted conversation across the table, in which lqr J. Newport, Mr. Grattan, Mr. Hume, Mr. Goulbum. and 31r. Co. ning took part, It wax agreed, on the suggestion of 31r. Canning, that the general debate on the unobj e c t i ona bl e votes should take place on Monday, and when the Speaker left the Chair, and t h e Chalrman.had reported progress, that the rote on Irish edufte l o o should be discussed. 111 ICE LLA NEOUS ESTIMATES. ifr. W. HORTON. after a few observations on tl* Coloril4 Votes, which he intended to submit, vrornsed the item of 2 .0001. for the Bahama Islands, which, after • few words (rota HUME, was agreed to. The sum of 11000/. was then voted for Nova Scotia. The following votes were then arapeed to :- 8,2471. for defraying the charge of the Civil Establishment of ;Le province of New Brunswick, in America. 4,102/. for the Civil Establishment of the Is!and of Bermuda. 2,901)1. for the Civil Establishment of Prince Edward's Island, America. 11,135/. for the Civil Establishment of the Island of Newfound. land; and 11,932/. for the Civil Establishment of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land. On 15,4/21. ss. being moved for the Civil Establishment of Sierra Leone, Mr. fIUIVIE said he should reserve his objections to this vote for an after period. 45,11111. 10s. 3d. was then voted to defray the charge of the civil and military establishments at the settlements on the Gold Conti and 2.442/. les. for colonial services, formerly paid out of the a. traordinaries of the army. On 1e,8321, being moved for the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, Mr. HUME /mid he had been for three years endeavouring to get a reduction of this vote. He thought it • most exorbitant charge ; and not having succeeded in hih desire to get a reduaiel, though he had opposed th- resolution for three successive years, be should now press them to a division on his amendment, which*. that the (louse should vote only 1,6421. The gallery was then cleared for a division ; but we learnt that the vote was agreed to, and that the House did not divide. 15,0001. were then voted for improving the water communication between Montreal and the Ottawa, and from the Ottawa to Ring. stun ; and 49,763/. for stores for the engineer department In New South NVales and Van Diemen's Land, bedding and clothing foe the convicts, clothing and tools for the liberated Africans at Stern Leone, and Indian presents for Canada. The House then reaunued, and the Report was o:dered to be brought up on Monday. CHARING-CROSS. Mr. ARBUTHNOT moved for leave to bring in a Silica Monday. for the improvement of Charing-cross.—Leave given. Mr. ESTCOURT moved for leave to bring in a Bill for regn. lating the licensing of alehouses in England.—Leave given. The other orders of the day were then dispoicd of, and the HOUR adjourned at a QUARTER BEFORE ELEVEN. CHILE LOAN.—The EIGHTH HALF-YEARLY DIVIDEND, on the above Loan, which becomes due on the 31st inst. will be paid by 31essrs. Hullett, Brothers, and Co. at their Counting-house, No. 102, Leadenhall.street, on that sad every succeeding day (Sundays excepted) between the hours d Ten and Two &Clock. The Dividend Warrants, with a list thereof, in numerical order, must be left for examination one day previous to the aputi. cation for payment. London, Match 17, 1826. Messrs. liullett. Brothers, and Co. request the Bondholders to take notice, Chit they will not consider it necessary in future to give no , :ve of the payment of these Dividends, as the Dividend War. rants state the time and place at which the acute are payable. PRICES 011 P BRITISH S pet Cent. Cons. Milli Ditto Acct. 77t 76 771 New 4 per Cent. 951 Indlit Stock Ditto Acct. 23t PRICE 3 OF FOREIUN Austrian Bondi 86} Hrasilian Bonds 66 it Htlello4 Ayres Bonds 581 60 Chi Hut Bonds 46 7} Colombian Bond. Ditto bonds (1824) 474 4 8 7; S i 3 Ditto Acct. 474 4 8 i ] Danish Bonds ;le2) 444 * Ditto Acct. b4i 3 * French Bente* b par Cent. 97t. en. dir. Exchange 2bf. 50c. French Itentes 3 per Cent. 66f. Exchange 25(.5)c. Greek Bonds Ditto Bonds (1825) 18 COURSE OF EXCH Arneterdam . . C.F. 12 Ditto at eight Rotterdam 211. 12 Antwerp • 12 llarnburgh ...... /... • .2i U 27 Altona ......... 21 U 17 / Purim 3 dims' sight 2l GS .2 U. 25 9CI . . . L 5 VO Ditto . Bordeaux . Berlin Frankfort on .Mine Ex. M 139 PeterAburgh, 3 Ca. 9 0 Vienne', effective ti 2 M. 10 20 Trieste . Madrid Omits Milne& Barcelona Seville . Gibraltar 3at STOCKS YESTICIDAY. Ileitis eo& 3 2 poi 11 Li. Lilo 10001. 6 4 pm Ditto SOW. 3 4 pa Dino Simian S 4 pin Lottery Tlekets 211. ll+. ii I STOCKS YESTERDAY. Meelean Bonds Ditto Bonds (1823) 633 it 4 32 4 2 4 i Ditto Acct. IR j 4 SI 4 Peruvian Bonds 313 30 1 Portuguese Bonds 74 a d Ditto Actt. 74 Prussian Bonds Ditto Bonds (len) BB} Russian Bonds 78 Ditto Acct. 78 Spanisb Bonds 10 9j le Ditto Aect. 10 Ditto 510, 10* Ditto te. 104 I Ditto Bonds (19= 7 Ditto Acct. d . . THE BRITISH PRESS. . road was then pro. St=======emer .___.....__________________The atet hi t h e rar . accounts before them, that hlinisters were aware of the useless ex- but he wished to know whether that sum would be annually ro . • ERRIES said that the vote for h I . lana. neve might have been exaggerations, and the effects of such deed, to a Select and Secret Connnittee, but to a tall and open th a e i. r 4 it was no matter worthy of his consideration, c., pencliture in that department, and were wining to take meathres qu il ir i ed r. H ? interference might have been overrated. Thc subjec t was an im. Committee of the House, from which he thought much Mote good I 1... the whole annual expense for Ambassadors, teensule, ai ‘ Uounted to onl 'mow. while for the year 11126 it amounted to for its retrenchment. t e telex Was reduem 11111 petting one; but yet, in his mind, there did not exist suaktent rea. would result. sons fur the appointment of a committee. As the committee had Lord ELLENBOROUG II tithught i Committee of the whole nesrly half a tralrion. Ile would object to that state of exeenditora, Mr. EblrICE thought that Ministers had adhered too strictly to low as possible, for it was more extensive than was to be 4 eXpe et% . beee eppointed,•hy not refer to them the state of the currency be- House would have enabled them to arrive at a more comet judge and, if the Committee would give hint their support, he would Be. the rule of excluding frnm the office of Consul persons who were on an averahe of every year. 11 Restive the reposition then bef it, end reduce the vote metal( actually engaged in trade. I t waa i mposs ibl e w i t h th a t reariction Mr. HE 3IE objected to the item regarding the India s a fore the Bank Restriction Bill P or, why not wait until the effect of tnent on ihe subject than could be formed from a Secret Committee. COI ti W one is : ther e , Peel : the experiment made in England "should be ascertained ? He could But the count of Parliament had been matt extraordinary. In a i g 41 b • h • of effi. it at the ordinary salary. lie hoped, therefore, the Right Honour- Mr. HERRIES said that was for a sepal ate are toe antount p It wane . rest isfortune that his Majesty's Ministers to find intelligent persona competent to the office, who would accept countant. nougnt great sa.anee necessry to o tain t c eervices . eunt for th not support the extension to ncotland of the Promiesory Notes Bill, time of great public distress. without atiy itiquiry whatever, they whilst the =rate system had been found so advantaceous to the had adopted a measure with regard tolengland which could not be nount of t eent men ;he (Mr. Hume) was entirely of a different opinion. able Gentleman weighing the advantage of appointing proper army in India, and for settlement of nioney t o t h e a e interests of that country. and when he heard no eatficient reason effectual, even in this country. without a similar meaeure being e a e c ', ) ld • ee to sons not engaged in commerce. The abandonment of that rule Mr. HUME thought if the item for the T High eateries made m n bore their duty and above their work. persons to fill those offices, would not confine the selection to per.• 300.0001. If the Right Hon. Gentleman (.Ir. grating wou give no ic ower pass e d ( h oe assigned to change it. If the present system watonot the cause. it extended in Scotland ; and yet they were now about to institute a . certainly was cnntempmeneous with the pmsperiry of Sentient': to grave ingrary into the propriety of extending that very measure to all the parties concerned, that theirsalaries were to be reduced one. would encourage proper persons to fill the office, and the despatch should he no fees for public admission. half, he (31r. Hume) was satleaed that the dut, would be as Well of consular business would be facilitated by the habits of comelier- Mr. CROKER was not aware of any useless offices in th e wee a homely phrase, the Scotch were the beat simffitioned people in that country. If this Inquiry were to be referred to a Committee Tower. don I 1 d f I Europe, and lie did not wish to disturb their present situation. of the whole House, he Iva, mire the result wnuld be that the mea- -0 i t n h 0 s u e g r h y i i c t e, u n a j n u t a l t otougtuhrtntopebr::: . Time %eye perfectly contentri, and it was better to leave them so. sure would be abandoned as to Scotland and Ireland, for this See- eas at present. t was asoha . rom tle influence it had over cial men. o theinferior officers, leading them into expense and Into a neglect Mr. HUME said, that it appeared to him that the country A vote, not to exceed 200.000 e, was th en passe d to d era) tbe He was disposed to oppose the appointment of a committee. The sion at least ; but he thought it imposaible thata Committee waist- r tner auty. It WWI quue• impossible that any Ambaseador could would be put to less expense if wealthy merchants were selected to Civil Contingencies of I N l y M ie t aN i rs . till the office. He objected to the Commie being under the con. 52,0001. for his Majesty's Consuls General ab 6. intended messura could be •nothing more than an experiment, ing of 5 Scotch, 4 Irish. and 10 English Peers, could conic. to a fair recompenee his country be. any services lie might perform for such n enormous sum asllo,oool. Some years ago, a house was pur. trol of the Consuls General. He wished to ask the Right Ho. posed, when, ffild which was imedied for and =necessary, and entirely opposed to the decision, and monotince a sound opinion upon the question. But c a hased for the English Ambessador at Paris. at an expense of towable Gentleman what were the views of Government with re- Am el e r t . ic H e U in e l l ie fe u o o h f jec th t os ed e t r o aw the yo s u u n p g er m an e n n u w at h io o n w o e f re 3 B l tra . wishes of the people of Scodarvi. It would have been more digni. if the Noble Earl (Liverpool) determined to press this measure in • Ned in his Majesty's Gaternment (sad he did nut mean to cearge a way by which it was imprecticable fur the Howe to come to an 30,000 L, upon which occasion it Was stated that the annual ex- /Peet to the appointment of mercantile men ; and also he wished had mr bee . s n ecr o e n t l a y ry tw c e , l t y N e e sent t o al then , With anounbmoming obstinacy) to consult the wishee of the opinion, founded on a eill and impartial reprot. he confessed it ap. pulse would be decreased in consequence of that purchase ; but the to know how the Consuls were paid. trar hail been tha case ; and in the estimate before the Ilouse, Mr. CANNING explained. mee people than to forto a meaeure upon them contrary to their incline- peered to hint that it would be a more digoified and manful. and a Ala 1 - 11:31E lamented to see the continued increase of this of service into starvation. Id there a y peared no less a sum than 12,0001. for repairs and furniture branch of our expenditure. In 1792 it watt only Ile,oode, in Itils Meal U3l E said his objection was to letting them be idleon D n tom. His Lordship thought the very appointment of a committee more statesman-like course on the part of Government, if they would Nave bad effects ; when suspicion was so much alive, it would. came forward at once, and asked the House to pass the measure tar the p hotel of the British Ambamador at Paris, which made .. I. . or t e extraor mary expenses o a it had increased to 4•17,0001., and at present he believed it was still Mons when incompetent persons were sent to other place'. • ea ' be catty to convert it into alarm and a general want of confidence. without any Inquiry at all. 17 ret f h d' fth t mission for one more. lie censured the purchme of a palace for the French erne Lord JOHN RUSSELL thought discretion should be ag oea . year ; it was 15,000/.last year, had gone on inereming every year, bard 3IELVILLE thought his Noble Friend who had last , The motion was then agreed to. anti be must say there was no limits to the extravagance. In the bassagem an example of inexcusable extravagance. He was sure Mr. Secretary CANNING was of opinion that if, ac cor do e "h e . spoken was labouring =dent mistake. He bat argued the ques. ARMY AND aIARINE MUTINY BILLS. that if the Right Honourable Gentleman had known the degree of the objection of 51r. Hume, no discretion were given, it would "ti . tine as if a bill had been before their Lordshipe lit alter the currency These Bills severally went through • Committee, and the Re- Y ew 1722, ' ' k 't . fhe distress which pervaded the country, he would not have allowed vain to expect that • correct report could evee be furnish he- 4 the embassy to France including extraordinaries, amounted to 9,0001. only. He would wish to ae i some o t e m of Scotland. The question was, whether (a committee being aro pone were brought up. Ambaseadors to Foreign Courts were not for a whole year in Eng- such an inordinate expense. If all our establiehments were to be Mr. HIJ3I le said a few words, anti the vote was then pawed. • pointed) all the petitions on the subject should be referred to thin Their Lordships adjourned at halfepast six o'clock. land, at least be had reason to suppose such was the case, from a carried on on the sante scale, he could see nn limits lo the waste of IRISH MISCELLANEOUS ESTIMATES. 1 committee. A great deal of misapprehension t Meted upon the sub. --mwm--- statement he had seen to that effect a few days since. The extra. public money. He thought that if some of the Secretaries to em. Mr. GOULBURN stated that the unobjectionable votes uod Met ; and with the knowledge of that feet. it was rather hard to HOUSE OF COMMONS, FRIDAY, MARCH 17. ordinary expenees on the estimate appeared to be 73,11611., which, hassles, who have nothing to do, were pet in the place of the Con- the head ef Irish Miscellaneous Estimates, might be now to m er fig charge the Government with any unnecessary interference, when •,- added tce130,600/. for the Consular appointments in South Ame. teas, it would effect a considetable saying. into consideration, and the votes which were objectionable * XI they only attempted to ascertain the reel state of the matter. It ABOLITION OF SLAVERY. rica, 'and the ordinary expenses of salaries to Ambassadors, &c. in Mr. le ERRIES said a few words in explanation, which did not be deferred till Monday next. , shoull , was proposed to cail the best informed persons before the commit- felt EDWARD KNATCHBULI. presented a Petition from E t d • t h h l to Do l o i s a sti n t thar, h a lf a reach us. urope, amoun e, in ew u a After a protracted conversation across the table, in which Kr., tee; anti what better plan could be devised to get at the truth. lilergate. praaing for the abolition of negro slavery. - inillion-a state of expenditure which he could not but consider re- Mr. HUME asked whether that sum of 73,0001. had formed a Newport, AD. Grattan, Mr. Hume, Mr. Goulbum. and Mr, Ca • I The Noble Earl had spoken as if the appeintment of a committee Similar Petitions were presented by Sir IVm. Guise, from Hole • • gutted explanation. part of last year's estimate. ning took part, It lIIIA agreed, on the euggestion of Mr. Cs ' 16 2 wield be prejudicial to the Ineereste of Scotland, but he begged to ford; by Mr. Byng, from the penal of St. Leonard's, Shorelitch; Secretary .• . , . a t at, n answer to e o serve- • • Mr. ' C eNNING ald h i th b Mr II ERR lES said that the 73,0601. included all the money the* the general debate on the unohjectennable votes shout: nin e' , tenure the Noble Earl that the persons who were Most opposed to by Mr. S. Whitbread, front Wallingfind ; by 3lr. W. Smith , t eons of the Hon. Gentleman, he would first advert to that part of Paid under that head, sad the vote required for the remainder. place on Monday, and when the Speaker left the Chair, and u t li t l i : 11111 any interferencevwith her banking system, were anxious fur en. from Overton. Serab, and several other parishes in the county of the subject which was not regularly before the Committee. the new alr. alll3lle said he thought that the Government ought to have C,heirmarohad reported progress, that the rote on Irish edueshe a geiry ; ate thereupon, all parties were cleirous tor rave:intrados, be Casobridgeg by Mr. Tremayne. from teatnel. in Cornwall. Consular entablishmentsa When be curate the consideration o f th e accepted the offer of the Duke of Northumberland to bear the ex- should be discussed. 1 amid not see haw it could be otherwise than beneficial. CURRENCY OF scon.AND. . question on coming Into oiSee, ate found the opinion Of the Home penses of hit embassage to fiance. lie begged leave to ask the 5110ELLANEOUS ESTIMATIe • Tbe Earl of LIMERICK agreed with his Noble Friend the Earl Hr. WM. DUNDAte presented a P et ition f r om the inhabitants fiad been taken and it bid determined that the nide of the country Honourable Gentleman how the money under the head of legal fess Hr. We HORTON. after a few obs • ' 3* . creations on em cr Aberdeen diet • remedy *head not boaPPlied wht" there was" et Edinburgh, praying that no alteration may take place in the should be relieved from tbe of the Coneulates-that they was &spewed of. • Votes, which he intended to submit. ici as the Cal°s ' l4 expense t r p ed the item of 2 ,0004. dWesse. There was no remelt etteigned for the intrutfaction of the currency of Scotland. shouldbe put on a new foMing, that fees ehniaa be abolished and Mr. el ERRI ES replied', that those fees did not go in any case for the Bahama Islands, which, after • few words f Pew %yam into Ireland. It would he better to =Wand ascertain Mr. ELLIS said it must strike every Englishman that a strong salaries substituted in their stead.' Ho (Mz. Canning) begged the into the pnekets of individuals . ; they went towards the fiends of the HUME. was ag-reed to. rota Mr. e , the erect of the experiment upon England, and of he success in prejudice existed in Scotland against the introduction of any int- House to understand the b • h • y catrying t at measure into e cm e - M h public Am. In Rome cams they belonged to the emoluments of • f lie sum of 11,500/. was then voted for Nova Sco i t.a. tete tourney he had tome doubts. Hemel(' not think that the sta•e prominent into that country. That could not be • flatter of doubt, had not pledced his own opinion on the enhject. lie had found the those offices. in others they contributed towards their maintenance. The following rotes were then enticed to :- m' Ireland called for any change in the system of banking there: when it wag known thet Petitions were presented from every town l - - pan proposed by the House ready to hie hand, and it wan his duty Mr. III:51E eaid it (was too bad to pity the hum of 94/. on being 5,2471. for defeaying the charge of the Civil Establishment f •Le the very intiniation of such change had caused a great re. and city of Scotland except one against the Scotch Jury Bill. He to carry it into execution. In his (51r. Canningeo opinion, fees appointed Secretary to an embassy ; that was a monopoly which province of New Brunswick, in America. e ' - ee dueling) of prices in that country within • few weeks, and he was knew a ;tarty maned in Scntland which was opposed to ever 7 were best in sonie cases but he found it completely decided by the ought not to be supported. 4,102/. for the Civil }establishment uf the !Mind of Bermuda. sem it would have still more neechievotts effects. The situation of plan. Mandell on liberal principles of commerce or of law, whieh House, who had laid it'down as a maxim that the burthen should 31r. II ERR lES in teply said, that the officers who received those 2,9001. for the Civil Establishment of Prince Edward' I Una M Scotland was very different. In Scotland there was no specie, lett originated with 31inisters. Ile thought that the conduct of those be taken from trade ard laid upon the country ; and it was ton much, fees had important duties to perform, and a considerable portion of America. $ $ ' teat wa% not the case In Ireland. Therm paper was established Honourable Gentlemen who had disclaimed all inflammatory pro. h • ' tl e lion Gentleman (Mr. Hume) tonna round and their emoluments was derived altogether from fem. The Honour- 11 135/. for the Civil Establiehment f • o the hand of Newfound. unon a metallic basis, and small notes •could be easily converted ceedi hathl dbl nd which Mut contributed In his nmi i y commen a e, a t eretore, for , . bl G I h 11 b ' r 11 M . ' t ' ' plain of the exnense He could tenure the lion. Gent. that the a e ent man, e was sure, wou i not e sates te i 1 inis ers land; and Imo gold ; and if those notes were withdrawn from circulation, the opinion to produce a calm and temperate discussion of the sle t com b .• ' were to cnme down next year with an estimate of the salaries of 11,942/. for the Civil Establiehment of New South W I a et and commercial and amricultural breve= would suffer materially. Attn. few words from 3lr. W. SMITH and 31r. DUNDAS, eMc • job e had had to perform in the arrangement and settlement Of cases for compensation, was one of the most difficult he had ever public officers founded on the abolition of fees. Van Diemen's Land. bt The Earl or LAUDERDALE had an objection to the motion The petition was brought up and ordered to be minted. undertaken. Of course he could not shoot in the crowd Mr. HUME wished to have some explanation respecting the On 15,4621. 53. being moved for the Civil Establiehm a ent of eons Wore the Home, and to the appointment of the committee which Slinger petitions were presented by Sir G. Murray, from the regardless f ho he miteht hit and the lion Gentleman might 20,000/. for the out& of Ambaseadors. It appeared to him that Leone, lead been ordered. What was the origin of all the proceeding% re- Nobility, Clergy, and Commissioners of Supply of the county of - o ' a ' el • e • ' - • h - it the experiment outfit had in some instances been repeated with the pose, from the variety of intereets which were broug t un er =ming the currency ? Why, it was topestore confidence. And he P ert h ; by 3lr. Blair, from the county Pr Wigton ; by Lord C. sup -1 . 1 • • • • h tie f h c Id not he individual. Ale. HUME said he should reserve his objections to this vote for - consit eration, us mutation in t e a justment o t em ou would ask, whetlyte that object had been attained in England ?As St from the Inhabitants and Coinmissioners of Supply of the an after period. Witte one rof cases had been considered Mr. HERRIES said that that only took place on an appoint- . a very env . A great numbe . . . . 4a,1101. 101. 3d. wee then voted to defray the charge of the eine yet, the meseure poised by Parliament hail no such effect ; and he county of Bute; by Sir G. eltinav Mien the Procurators of the during the last two years, and there were many still undecided. ment to a more expenswe situotion. . asked the Noble Lord opposite to deny that aseenion if he could. Coarta of Law of Perth, and from eardele. The amount taken from the trade in fees, according to the return, 3lr. HUME said that there were some items whic • hhe read with and military establishments of the settlements on the Gold Coast' ' The feeling in Scotland against the introduction of the new measure and 2.442/. 10s. for colonial services, formerly paid out of the rt. di SLAVE TRADE. appeared to be 61,150 e, and the system of the HOLM and the Ho. surprise. Under the heads of Antigua, Dominica, and Sierra wee quite unanimous. Even at a public meeting,lately held in that t ord• . fth ra inane% o e army. di beone he saw char for silver boxes to keep the eat seal. Ile country upon the etibject, there was only one pereon who seemed to Mr. F. BUXTON moved for a return ot Copies of all t7or. nourable Gentleman wee, that that sum sheuld be taken off the pri- , t . ges . g r . On 1f1,8321, being moved for the Society for the Pro • sane ton the measure. That gentleman hed formerly been a gold- respondence relative to the Slave Trade in the Islands of Embalm rate merchant and be paid by the public. He (Ma Canning) was i hoped the security of the Colonies dtd not depend on tnose great the Gehttel, parolee of Of smith ; anti he (Lord Lauderdale) could not otherwise account • for his anti Mautities, received by his Majesty's Government.-Ordered. not called upon to say whether it was proper that trade should be i seals. Mr. HUME said he had been for three years endeavouring to boxes in which th - veniality to • metallic eirrency, than by referring to the ster, told Alr• LITTLETON moved that the order of the 28th February relieved; it was sufficient for him that the decision had been come i Mr. CROKER seid, that those were the . e ge• a reduction of thie vote He thou ht i• •m t bi by Dr. Johnson of a tallow.chsaidler, who had sold hie establish- bud, fin a Mum from the Exchequer Bill Loan Office, be discharg. to, and he had executed it. The Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Hume) i seals of those leolontes were preserved. I i miglet appear to the chMge ; and not h• . *s d • h • g d a . " ex° ' ! te tt nano but reserved to himself the privilege of visiting the premises ed; which was discharged mordinFlY. , was aware that last year the Lerant Company was thrown open ; t Honourable Gentleman that boxes of tin or brass might do as well, ming succeeee in Is ewe to get a reducttee, il • upon every melting day. One Noble Lord had recommended EPIRCOPAL UNIONS BILL. the amount nf fees of Consul* of that Company alone was 23,000/., but those boxes he believed had cost only 4/. a-piece. thought he had oppoeed the resolution for three successive years, be should now press them to a division on his intendment, which ins at 1 0 Government to proceed boldly, and net regard the wishes of the Sir JOHN NEWPORT mimed the second reading of the Elko and by throwing open that trade the countty must pay thine Con. Mr.HUME said he onl knew that the country was char ed 613/. y - '' •, g • that tbe liouse should vote only 1,6421. th ample. Another Noble Lord had said the stature of the inquiry copal Unions Bill.-Committed. whites. The whole charge was 71.0801., and as 30,000/. was for them. Ile protested also against the people of Engan paying Th 11 ega erg was then cleared for 4 division • but we I Wal. obvious; but the Noble Earl at the head 0; his Majesty's SILK DUTIES ACT. always paid from the Civil List, these remained 49,0001. to be pro. for church . plate tor Sierra Leone. He also objected to the charge , , aunt that t te vote was agreed to, and that the House did not divide. Government, would find before he got through a Committee, that it Mr. GRANT brought up the rePoet Of the Silk Dutim Act.- Tided for by the House. The salaries to Consuls was fto,ooo/., and p , Iy, for a service of late cano ) and picture, for the embassy at ' - • would be better not toentroduce the system ago either Scotland or Bill ordered to be brought tn. to carry thy same into Meet. taking those of the Levant Trade at 11,0001. for the present year, Madrid, amounting to 6,1201. 15,0001. were then voted for improving the water communication t a Iretana. 31 ESSAGE FROM THIg LORDS. made the amount 61 4 0001. 'fhe 1-letuse chose to relieve the trade of Mr. HERMES said it was usual to furnish every embassy with between Montreal and the Ottawa, and from the Ottawa to ging. A mon ; and 49,763/. for stores for the engineer department In New Earl GROSV ENOR explainel. A el &image frnm the Lords announced their Lordships...n i t t o the ceuntry of the charge of 61,0001, and he (Mr. Canning) did that a service of plate, which remained attached to the situation. South eVales and Van Diemen's Land bedd'n and iothi The Eari of LI V ERPOOL said, the Noble Earl was opposed the Scotch Jury Bill and several private Bills. fur 49,000/.. not according to hin own judgment, but according to Mr. HUME had understood that the regiments of Horse Guards . . • , •g . c ne for 61/1 to inquiry, and had recommended as a more dianified course to FRIA 1., OF OFFENCES. the convicts, clothing and tools for the liberated Atticans at Sierra that of the Honourable Gentleman+ then he had effected a saving were paid separately, and lie had even been told that they were , . , o . o e an Indian presents for Canada. en , a at • Minister% to proceed without delay to pass whatever measure they 51r. J. W. CHOKER brought in • Bin to enable Commis. on that head of 12,0001. With regard to thetConsulates of South maintained with eat economy • but he must object to the char e e g r •' . ' The House then r 41 d esunue ,an t e epo was en te to h R rt d ed be ti hart in contemplation. With respect to Ireland, the Noble Earl sionera for trying offences upon the Seal and Justicee of Peace, to America, there was the greatest notable in affixing proper regale- of trumpeters and kettle-drums fhe Coats of those trumpeters o es (Limerick), who was opposed ln withdrawing small notes from cir. take examinations touching such offences, and commit persons to jimis, inasmuch as he was informed no lees than "41 each Those aud troo s le it was impossible to decide upon any scale tor cnst, • , r . . g y p rought up on Monday. no oulation there, and who hail approved so much of the present sys. sere custody. their expenses. He (Mr. Canning) bad had numerous returns, reminded him of the guards of Louis the Fourteenth, with whom CHARING-CROSS. Ai tem ot banking in that country, should recollect, that no country ALEIIOUSES' REGULATION BILL. and' had endeavoured' as much us possible to shape a proper the romectable troops of England need to be advantageously Mr. ARBUTHNOT moved for leave to bring in a Rain tt had suffered more severely by the failures of banks than that n. - elle. ESTCOURT said the Bill of thaad George Oth, for regu. standard ; but the House would me how difficult it AM to come comparea. He hoped the eine would come when the plain Monday. for the improvement of Charingwrom_L eave a ver ,. it try. A few banks had been lately establith e d there, b u t lating alehouses, had expired-that law was now extinct, and it to anything like a general decision, when he mentioned that only blue Windsor cloth worn by his late Majesty would be gene- elr. ESTCOURT moved for leave t o bon g i n a Bilf'f or rega. Ei there was not time to know their edema ; and it should also be r e . was therefore necessary to introduce a Bill for the regulation of the other day an instance came before him where a horse could be rally worn by our troops. He thought it shameful to weete lating the licensing of alehouses in Engtand_l e eave g i v e n , collected. that Scotland had suffered severely within the last fifteen those houses, otherwise there would be no law at all. Ile meant Purchased for a dollar, but it cost two guineas to get him shod, so much public money in the inelet of a starving population. The other orders of the day were then disposed of, and the House 'a years-perhaps she had suffered m much a§ England. There w a s to Introduce some alterations into the Bill which he intended to therefore it was impossible to say a priori what was or was not a He also saw among other charges, one of 3,8961. for the slaves adjourned at a Quo/tont wEromE ELEVE N , id soother question ; could Scotland support her establielenents with. bring in, which he would Male tO the House. The fing had refe. proper expense. In reepect to the European missions, he (Mr. in Berbice. which on the capture of that Colony had fallen i p,.......mea m00 . 0.. _ .-..4 li out the amistance of England 1 Could Scotland, in a period of dis. fence to the general licensing dam At present the licensing day Canning) had closely followed the report of 1111 e, the whole of tee into the hands of certain indiviuuale, who not teing able to make ~ OHILE LOAN.-The EIGHTH HALF-YEARLY 0 um avoid applying to England for support ? Had not the people took pace in the month of September, but as the magistrates had lament estimate being agreeable to that report, which was sane. those slaves profitable, applied to Government for assistance. ne in , 11.... , DIVIDEND, on the above Loan, which becomes due on mi of Scotland applied to the Bank of England for relict ? If Scot. a discretionary power of nominating any day in the month for that cloned by Parliament. The reduction had principally taken place thought that they ouget to be emancipated, or some arrangement the 3lst inst. will be paid by Messre. Hll B th dCo u ett, ro ers, an .at land aril Ireland could do without England, then Om woald he wpm, it Was often deferred to the close of the month, which was In the einbamies to smaller Courts. He (Mr. Canning) said that it ought to be made for their profitable employment. . seine ground for allowing a different system to prevail in each coun. productive of great inconvenience. He wooid, in the new Bill. did excite hia greatest surprise to hear the Hon. Gentleman (31r. . . Mr CHOKER %%id that with res ect to the trittn etere their their Counting-house, No. 102, Leedenhalastreet, on that sad ery ; but, in point of fact, the countries were so connected that it him the licensing ill in the Same month (September), and would Hume) object to have Ambaseedors from England at those Courts. dress was P . P e every succeeding day (Sundays excepted) betw the h d that which was usual in the household since the time of , fen and Two o'Clixe i would be finwite to eetablish different spinets of banking in each. propose that it shoul be competent fur the magistrates to adjouro It Wag tlue that their high heads had been laid low, but it did not Honey VIII. If the Hon. Gentl . eman had any acquaintance with , The Dividend eVanants, with 1' tth f ' . 1 a is ereo , in numerics The Earl of LAUDERDALE did not rise to enter upon any their sittings, without a ttett interval than six days, which woeld follow that they were always to remain in that situation in which old pictures he would know that it was the same cesturee. . order, must be left for examination one day previous to the appla discumion, but to explan. The Noble Earl opposite had said that remedy the evils of the m • er Act, and greatly facilitate those to destiny had lately place?! them, thaw, hear) and it would be highly Mr. BLAIR made some observations, which were inaudible in . . cation tor payment. . if the banks of Scotland could do without the insistence of England cense'. .4.nother alteration would he, that there should be a clause unbecoming in England to witlidenw her Ambassadors from those the gallery. London, March 17, 1826. I it, would not be necessary to interfere with the system establiehed in the Act to oblige the parish officers to give notice to the maga. Courts on that account. The Hon. Gentleman had taken initiate 31r. HERRIES said with respect to the slaves in Berbice, the Menem Bullet. Brothers, and Co. request the Bondholders to MI there ; but the people of Scotland had a% much nght to apply to trate% of the Scullin, that it might be as well known and public as lar objection to the expense of the French Embassy, which, he Treasury had not received the report of the Coinmissioners am take notice, tint they will not coneider it necemary in future teen 41 Governinent for teller as the people of England had, and if the PoleihlC aathethird altenttiOn which las would propose would have mid, was 30,000/. and might be 50,0001., but lie must be aware Pointed to enquire into their conaition. The Treasury had indeed noore of the payment of these Dividends, as the Dividend War. a l Noble Earl had notrefueed to nem Exchequer tills, the deputations reference to the form of the license. At present the eignature of that the expense of one year was not to be termer! the annual ex- received offers from some individuals respecting those slaves, which rants state the time and place at which the e are bl Me e• would have lied nooteution to apply to the Bank of England fur a two magistrates n'ai sufficient. out of 20 who sat at the meeting pense. The Hon. Gentleman was aware that, in the Paris Mission, offers, however, Government could not accept, for want uf security , P loan. If the bankers in Scot' ind were proprietors or Bank of England of magistrates a hen the license was granted. The alteration he very extensive repairs were required in the residence of the Ambas. fur the proper treatment of the slaves. - - 4 a notes, ho supposed the Noble Earl (Liverpool) would not deny that would propose in this particular would be, that the names of the gather. In 1314 an hotel was ordered to be purchtuad and furnish- Mr. HUME was surprised to hear that several hundred able- PRICES Olf BRITISH STOCKS YESTERDAY. 1 p, they might have the same right to come to ogland eor the pay- magistrates sheeld be stated in the body of .the license, and signed ed, the cost of which lin 1100,000 francs: Forsome years after that bodied men were unable to support themselves, and obliged to seek 3 par Cent. Cons. 771 gI I g India Bonds 32 pm meet of those notes, as the Bank of France would possess if th e y by the mejority of the maxistrates. He then moved for leave to no expense teas incurred; but for the last five or six yeart of Sir aid from Government ; but whatever Government touched was sure pato Aect._77l 11 1 7i4 771 Ls. lOUs 10001. 6 4 pea • 'were in dm same situation • and that was all that the people o f bring in " a Bill to regulate the Licensing of Alehouses." Charles Stuart's residence considerable repairs were required. In to go wrong, else they wuuld not be paying 3,8001. for an ill-ma- i t l e hr o 4 s h o e c r h C em• 95 1 iI 4 Ditto 500 e. 54 pm el nine entail s 4 pm Ecotland would have to bo.la upon that subject. lic wiehel th e re. Mr. HUM% mconded the motion of the Hon. Member, He 11124, 12,0001. was stated to be required fur that purpose, and in naged estate. Ditto Acct. 233 Lottery Tlekets 211. lie. t fere to take this opportunity of staying, notwithstanding what had thought the law req ui r ed amendment. There Was a petition laid on consequence lie (Mr. Canning) had directed a surveyor to bc sent The Cll ANCELLOR or the EXCHEQUER said that it was been thrown out by the Noble Earl as to the banks of Scotland the table of the House, which stated that 27 houses were licensed over to examine into tee state of the building. Mr. Smirke was totally out ot' the power of Government to regulate this matter. PRICEe OF FOREIGN STOCKS YESTERDAY. il leaning on the Bank of England for support, thet aa far as his in. in one town under the exclusive influence of certain brewers, who accordingly appointed to make a survey, and he reported that such They had never sought that onerous duty ; but it was thrown Austrian Honda reli Mexican Bonds t . formation extended on the subject, the banks of Scotland had no hatl an interest in them. Five hundred inhabitants had petitioned another house was not to be got in Paris, and that to make the upon them by tonie individuals, who finding it hard to make money Breathitt' Bonds 66 g Ditto Bonds , :1 8 31) 631 it 43 1 4 l 4 t . ouch leaning. and, what Was more. that there had existed no ocea. to procure a license for an individual of excellent character ; but as building weather.tight betweep 40001. and 11000/. would be neees- of the estate, were glee to devolve it on the Treasury. IVhen the itUdllo4 Ayree Bonds WU 60 i 4 I • Mon tor any such leaning : nay, he =laid venture to siy, that as mine relations of the brewers were magistrates, the license was re. rimy, anti orders were given by the Treasury to the Board of papers which the Hon. Gentleman had called for were presented, Chiller, Bond. 46 74 Ditto Acct. PI 1 4 31_4 a 6 I leng as the Noble Earl pereoted in having in this country a Bank fused. He would retecomend the Hon. Member to introduce a Works for the repairs to be effected. The Board of Wore% sent he would find that Government heel clone the best. It' any means Colombian Bonds Peruvian Bonds 311 30 I 1 possessed of exclusive privilege', it would be in vain fur private clause into the Bill, which would enable a person of good character over 3lr. IVyatt, and to his ( Mr. Canning's) utter astonishment, could be devised of taking the business off the hands of the Tree. DittO Bonds (1524) 471 184 74 2 r4 t rt t :!= t e 7 . r de 74 6 1 e i 3 bineers to depend on such a resource. Whilst, however. the Bank to obtain a licenee, who should be retommeteled by two.thirds of be reported that the mm of 17,000/. was nemesary for the repairs sury. he would be very happy to give it up. Di t tto Acct. .171 1 8 1 1 1 1 Pmssian Bonds A of Ergland continued to be the exclusive proprietors of the right of the inhabitants of the place where he intended to establish himself, of the building, and 7000/. for the repairs of furniture. lie (Mr. 31r. HU3IE said that Government ought to make the experiment r Danish Bonds ;len) 441 1 1 coining goll in this enentry, it was to that Bank that the people He thought it was only right to mien die door a little wider to per. Canning) then advised that the house should be sold, thinking an. of emancipation on their owu estates, rather than on the estates of Ditto Acct. 641 1 e and his Majesty's Ministers must look for a supply of gold. The Earl of LIMERICK explained. mit versions of good character and respectable recommendations to other eligible one might he procured and some saving effected. The others. obtain licenses. ' The Duke of ATHOL said that Mauch a measuie as that pro- On the motion that leave be granted to bring in the Bill, report on that point was however entirely discouraging as to the Mr. BLAIR protested against that doctrine; if the Government die. propriety of doing RO. It was stated that the number of houses of slaves were emancipated, it would operate to the prejudice of the l ' ;x cheefe 251 ' s °e• Ditto fiends 9829) MI 1 Russian Bonds 78 Trench Rental 6 per Cent. Kt. es. Ditto Acct. 78 Spaniels Bonds 10 91 10 Ditto Acct. 10 1 • -4 .4 1 French dente,* 3 per Cent. 661. Ditto 510, lot poled to be adopted had been carried into effect at an earlier peri o d, Mr. LOCKHART said he tuought the quality of the ale was to that description hat! greatly diminished in Paris, the dmaiption of other proprietors. t Exchange 25f. 40c. Ditto fee 104 1 •he was quite satisfied that the taxes which Scotland paid at this be considered, as well as the character of the vender. It was ne. house being like that of Devorathire or Burlington House in Lon- Mr. Ilte3lE was still of opinion that they ought to be emanci. Greek Bonds I Ditto Bonds (I8M) 7 . moment would have suffered a most material depreciation, from her ceseary that he should have a good character and the reputation of don, which were particularly . desirable from the courts in front. An pated or hired out. lie could show a letter from an individual who mud Bonds (18251 18 I Ditto Acct. I lostof that prosperity, which, under her present eystem, else had NO selling good and palatable ale. lie thought those points of more intimation was given in l'ans, that a house was wanted for a short declared his willingness to hire them. , o i * amply enjoyed. Thi s therefore would be a subject for the serious importance than the disqualification of magistrates. period, as was supposed, while the repairs was effected, but the 31e. BERRIES thought it would be wrong to accept the offer COURSE OF EXCHANGE YESTERDAY. ' consideration of the Committee; and it would come also before the Sir M. W. RIDLEY said it was absurd to require& certificate P rices demanded were such as to preclude negotiation. At the same while the Commission was still out. Amsterdam . ....C.V. 12 Leghorn et I Committee to inquire how far Scotland was dependent on the Bank from every man who drank A pint of beer. The other suggestions, time applications were made, from persons of all parties, stating Mr. lIU3IE wished to make some inquiry respecting the Ditto at sight of England, and how far, during the la•e degree:tee, the banks of relative to the assent of the inhadaitante, would destroy competition, their retnonstrances, that the British Ambassador's house should be National Gallery. Ile saw that a picture by Corregio had cnst a Rotterdam 3to 12 Venice that country had pressed On the Bank of Englend in an unusual (hear, heart. without which they could not expect to procure good parted with, from the effect that it would be likely to have on the large sum. (We believe the lion Gentleman said 2,51 M guineas.) Antwerp • 12 Malta I manner ? Saxes Committee had been appointed, he deprecated articles. (Hear, hear.) minds of the French people and that it was a !subject nf the Ile therefore wished to know who was authorised to buy those lia mburgh ...... /•••••1 11. 87 Na p les ' . ' Altona .. ......... .....2 U. 37 r Palermo .... . ...... pareallf any partial discussion of these questions, and thought their Lord. Leave was then given to bring in the Bill. deepest political importance that it should be retained, as England pictures. 2rs 65 Lisbon ships might to defer their obeemations until they had the benefit of ;you It l' LA WS. wan the only country, except one, that had such a residence in Sir C. LONG said that a few years back, when the establishment Mule, a davit. sight Ditto - 2U.25 90 Oporto the Report of that Committee. Mr. HEATIICOTE inquired of 31r. Sergeant Onslow when it Paris. A t length the repairs were determined on, and IlloeVyatt's of the Gallery was firm contemplated, the Hon. Gentleman had ex. Bordeaux Viscount CLIFDEN 'thought the country would be glad to weshisintention to move the second readingot the Rill on the U sur y estimate was cut down to twelve thousand pounds; ana it would be pressed his readiness to eupport the vote, in order to 'promote the Berlin learn that it was intended to institute an inquiry into the state of Laws, or whether he had entirely abandonedat ? seen from tlw ettisements maile, that the retaining of' the house was taste of the country. It was then the wish of many that Govern- Frunkemt on Mabee Ex.M -136 Buenos Ayres ....... - , i • the currency of Ireland and Scotland. lle beseeched his hlajeety's elr. Sergeant ONSLOW said that he had not abandoned it, but of importance, when the Ruesian Ambassador wes the only other ment should purchase some large collections; but lie (Sir C. Long) Petersburib, ebbs 3 Us. 9 0 Dublin, 21 days' eight ...... It \ I Ministers to proceed with the measure. In the year 1819 or 11120, that he hoped the Chancellor of the Exchequer would have tak en it Ambaseador who had one. In reepect to the general expenditure had given it as his opinion, that it would be twee advisable to pure a /1 7"Th 66 '1" 8 ' 2M • 1 1 3 „„, 20 Cerk SCLLION. FIR COL /1 no lees than nine banks broke in Ireland : one of them was up. His intention ITU 01 briug it forward, whenever the opinion of Ambassadors, he could say it far exceeded their salary a nd chase pictures of great merit wherever they presented themselves. a i r ate l l 7:: - •••••••••" - • - 4. ea . ........... .... Se great Dublin bank, whom circulation covered all the middle of the Home should think most proper. allowances, and he had confidence in saying, that Lord Granville No pictures had been purchased by Government but by the advice m o n s 365 Portugal Gold, in coin .. 04 0 counties. No man could conceive the misery which ensued from The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER mid th a t th e cm:aided half an much more as he derived from his office. Ile of competent judges. Ile had no objection to mention the names Mabee 16 Foreign Gold, in bars. .. I le 4 'i that failure. There nem was a greater mass of wretchedness in child had been laid at the door of a person to whom it did not be. must say that the Hon. Gentleman (3lr. Hume) was mistaken in of the persons to whom he alluded : they were Lord Aberdeen, Sir Barcelona.- ....... ..... 86 New Doubloons .1 any eountry than resulted from that calamity. It was therefore of long. (A laugh.) He would suggest the 10th of April next. respect to that niiseion. tit saying that the amount of the expen- G. Beaumont. Sir T. Lawrence, and M. Segue. Seville the greatest importance that these country banks atrium b e p re . Mr. orMEe objected to that time, as many 3leinbens would be dlture for that year was the annual expense. There was only one Lord J. RUSSEL!. was not sure that the plan of buying only " gilt " 3l Silver, in bars, standard.. 00 0 , ''.l vented from springing up again ; and he trueled the Noble Earl moved at the Quarter Sessions. other point on which he thought it necessary to observe, which was the best pictures of the best masters trout! attain the great object PRICES OF SHARES YESTERDAY. '' .; opposite (Liverpool) would persevere in the inquiry. The lose on the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then prommed on the extraordinary expense ; and the Hon. Gentleman (31r. of a National Gallery, which was to exhibit to artiste the history of such occasions generally fell on those classes that were the lease that the second reading of the Bill should be fixed foe the loth Hume) would recollect that a epecial embassy was sent on the ac. the are This advantare IVOR manifest in the gallery at Paris. 111111111. Share. Paid. , I able to hear them. Although his property lay in some of the coun- April.-Agreed to. ceesion of the present Monarch to the throne of France. That in. Sir C. LONG mid, that though such a collection would be very o eg i a m e m ean „_ a ............. ...me* 46 Vial , i tie. that were affected, vet he did not him/afloat five pounds by COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY. dividual (the Duke of Northumberland) was to pay his own ex- curious, as integrating the history of the art, yet he did not think Butanes t h e mim eo o g. the banks e sor did.ins agents sustain any serious Mr. BERRIES having moved the Order of the Day on the emus, which tould not be done under 311,000/. 'the Government it advittable to adopt that plan in laying the foundation of a Na. Bratillan loss. It was not the agents whn suffered, became they were men Comerdnie of Supply, the Howie resolved iteelaisseawideerememee within.); Mmay a proper respect to the Noble Duke, insteed of tional Gallery. Brltieh Iron imeagarity and sense, and knew how to guard agalnet such mei- thereon. He said the paperslaid before the House showed the nature offering a sum or hioney, detelelfitieeteetn the name of thy Sovereign, Mr. HUM E said hat had ne mate ; wart were various, and. he Chillan , 'e dents •it Was the middling and lower classes of people who sulfated. of the vote they had given lint year. Two hundred thousand to present him with an elegant diamond sword of 10,000/., being did not pretend to have any. He hoped, however, nut Govern. -8411e " * " . " 111- .4................n05n 114 1 0 id: s And should such a system be allowed to contitiue ? Why, he bad pounds WM now ;emitted far civil cootingestaies. .. -...... • not half the amount of the etlenee.beelead incurred, nnd Ono eum ment would take care to prevent any waste of funds. He then United atextera Ditto New ... ." . .................... • learnt that ih the enunty of Northampton a bank had failed, whose On the item a the Civil Contineencies being put, was included in the extraordinary expenses. The House would objected to an item in the Civil Contingencies respecting the Welsh Iron &Nicola ..... .... 24 20 11 415 debts amounted to 1214,0001., while •the assets were only 11,0001. Mr. HUME objected to it. Ile said the expenditure was too see the impossibility of pressing any pecuniary aid on the Noble payment of a sum of inoneato Mr. Findlayson, the accountant. 1111eaLLANIOUI. I He confessed, then, that he had a horrorfor these one and two p ou nd great by half for tee country to hear. The expense of Ambassa. individual ;at the same time they could not let the matter pass Mr. CROKER bore tesumony to the abilities and industry of Australlea..... 100 6 1 ,14 ........ ............. • mom He was therefore glad st the prospect afferded to the dors and Consuls was 500.0001. The &defies of Consul...6mm' without sonic acknmeledgment-something to show to his family Mr. Findlayeon, who had devoted hie time and assiduous attention Modem lOO 10 Olen . cou ntry of the preent unfortunate system soon coming to an eel. and Consuls was leo,ooo/.; other allowance% lil.oool. Consuls in of les honourable mission. (Hear, hear.) With reepect to the con. to the business on what he was engaged. •1 The Earl of CA RNARVON thought their hardships h a d e l. the Levant 119001 0 -which madea total of 79.0001. And then the 'dates, he would say three were circumstances in the regulation he Mr. COURTNEY also added some commendations of Mr. ENGL ISH OPERA-HOUSE. heady been proceeding in a most extraordinary manner ; because ameunt chargeable on the Civil Lisa let the eateries of Consuls. was not prepared to defend ; but though the subject was no child Finillayson's talents and conduct in the arduous matters in which d one Most important question wee, whether such a measure as had General and Consult' which was 30,0e0/., being deducted, left of hie, still he should do his duty to the best of his ability. he had been employed. . The Public are respectfully Informed that they will f‘ MR. MA ftiEWs AT HOME been adopted in England should he extended to ecntbied and I re . 49,000 e, The sum, therefore, of 101,0001., added to 326,000/., air. BERNAL objected to two Ocilla which appeared in the Mr. HUelle mould not then object to the vote reepecting West. mio s o 1 '• Witt VM h Ili IA h 1 1 gnWr ti ' l. ven ng, SA , /A , arc , t an ent re y neW land, OT whetht•r they &hexed aeopt the suggestion, which, to his would make the whole for the year no less than 501.0001. estimate for snuff boxes, one to the Danish and the other to the minster Abbey, after what lied occurred on the former evening. meat, founded on kb; Observations on Characters, Illannwe great surprise, had been made to their lentlehips, to assimilate He (Mr. Hume) would entreat his Majesitya Government to con- Russian Minister. Ile thought however that an enormous expense was incurred when and Pecullaritiee, entitled . tee practice of England to that of Scotland. On a former occa. eider whether ti•ey could go on at a regularly increaeing rate of ex. Mr. Secretary CANNING said that, with respect to the pressen- 2.5001. was devoted to %ending over tn John the Sixth, King of MIL BiIATHEWS' INVITATIONS. slon he admitted that the arguments imed in support of the meas ure pens., on account of those eervicalwhich bad already arrived at the tation of entia.boxes, it was A usage of the greatest =equity, upon Portugal, the Order of the Garter. The honour thereby prioured 90 , 1011 IN PART li-“Twopenny Post"--"Thpsyind a.SCOri r ten wel • on r eg arded England had not convinced him of ite propriety: amount of nearly half a million. With reseect to the Coneulaies the ratification of commercial conventions, and it so happened that might be very great, bet it was purchased very dearly. lie oao Quesdrilles"-" Visit to the Indian Opera." om e, ea lly as noteiim had been obtained then the Bank in limi- in South America, he agreed as to their netemity ; but he called of late the number of those, from the state of circumnances, had objected to the item of 4001 f d t ti 1 • . or, as we ur. ers oo , etter-carrying el K ey .m._44 140TOS IS PART ii:•-" London at F.re .n e General Election." '$ th Morolor-" it It" . l e ttnn o f its privneges • all that was proposed Was a gratuitous sue. upon the Right Ilon. Gentleman (Mr. Canitingl to reduce the num. increased. lie wished to mention, that since he haul spoke of the in Jamaica, and some other Colonial items connected with the r i nd,: on their part. ' Without any inquiry whatsnever, there had' ber of the diplomatic sitnations in Europe, in order to meet that expemes incurred by the ambassador at P •. he had ascertained extension of patents. PAST 111.-A Monopolylogue, to be called THE CFI' 1 - BARG E ! prised through Mat House, !Ma few ems, a moist important Bill, necessity. Il e hehl in his hand an accnunt of the different theist. that it amounted to double the amount of hihsalary anti allowances, The CHANCIeLLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that as to Eight different Characters by Mr. Mathews. deciding the question as to latglend; he hoped they would' not matie miesions of England at Foreign Cosine, by which it iipp eere d as he had befere stated. the matters objected to in reepect to the Colonies, these fees were hav g tn repent the decision which they had so !testily come to. that there were eetabliehmente in France, Austria,Anierica, Bavaria, Mr. BA RI NG was understood to ezpress his regret that, ac. paid in the same nianner as in this country. In rega d t r o one of Rows open at Seven; the Performance. to commence at Elan. Ile formed his opinion upon the question from a conviction Denmark, Russia, Spain, Constantinople, Prussia, Brazil, Two cording to the present regulation, C1M61113 were prevented front being those points, it was iniposeilee to apply the mode which prevailed .._..... that the systems of currency of the two countries of Scotland end Skillet, Wirtemberg, tummy, Tuscany, Germanic Diet, Switzer- merchants. SS he considered the salary of rfoot, which might be a in thit country to pereons going to the unhealthy climate of Ja. ADELPHI THEATRE. England wete fountled on base% essentially different. He theeefore land, Persia, Portugal, &a; and he would ask Mille country. in its proper allowance, did not enable them to aseociate with dune IlllnC3. It could not be expected that in euch a C.ISe the etnolu- LAST NIGHT OT TRW SWAAOS. ' could not but think the late measure WAS a most hasty and a most depressed state, was able to beer the increasing charges of such highly respectable and wealthy indeviduals embarked in commerce. merts nf the first year should be taken frotn an individual. This Evening, SATURDAY, March Id, will be performed extraordinary proeeeding; and this measure had been resorted to establishments. He (Mr. Hunie) "route ask where was the neees. Ile cauld not hut notice that an exception to that general rule ex- Mr. Itle3lE did not mean to deprive the present holticra, but he the Nato teal But-lett& of .• at a moment when property and pecuniary credit stood upon the say of ambassadors to such places an Wittemberg, Tuscany, Sax. isted al Ameterdant and Rotterdam. conteeded that John Buil should not he obliged to pay all for the n I 1 o THE PILOT. T P Cooke, tol 4 J. epr nc pal C. erecters by Mes,srt. Terry, Tates, . • • mee t t icklish foundation • when, instead of seting thus. they ony, ane places of such minor imenatice as tem.-places poetess. Mr. Secretery CANNING mid, that certainly the highly re- Colonies that they wanted ter local convenience. 'the patents as Reeve ; Mrs. Fitxwilliam, and Miss Roden. - ought to hare applied healing nieasuree to the existine wound. ing no influence in the affairs of Europe, and therefore ausbaundors spectable gentlemen filling these situations at the ports memento! they fell in !Mould be stopped. R ut if the House were to go into this partial inquiry, why to those places were altneaher oarless and unnecessary. 'there was were merchants. but they had been so prior to their appointment. Mr. MONCK agreed in that opinion. After which a Divertleeement called THE VILLAGERS. f • Omuta lt not be by a Committee of the whole House? The Com. an Envoy to Switzerland aleo,whiefi might be proper it those States The general regulation was to moven Consuls becoming mer- tar JOHN NEWPORT thought it yen , wrong that the Lord MUM , as apPointed would consist of a majority of English Peers ; were leading States; but the tin wan, two or three of the larger chants after they had been so appointed. Chancellor should continue to receive emolument from those fees. To which will be add.sd the favourite Borten& of THE MARRIED BACHELOR. e . and of whom ?He SSW emetic them nearly the same committee powers directed every thing, and those he feel mentioned were of no AD. SYK ES was of opinion - that we maintained an unteasonable Mr. WIL3IOT HORTON s k b ' I - Ch 1 C • h Day Coot.. po e, ut in so ow a tone as to Sir ar es ourtall, Mr. Yates ; Sharpe. Mr. NA renc ; an Oat in 1819; and w h e never th e banking system and the queen= of iniportance. He (Me. Dome) would next refer to the extreme number nf Consuls in the South of Europe. In Italy we had be inaudible. Wee Curties ; Grace, Mrs. Fitiwidiam. . geld was to be diseuseee.he could not but look with g reat d is t rust t o a dinary expense% nf !tome of atom missions, particularly of thet at eiglit, in Spain seren, ft nunlike grate disproportioned to our trade Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that new emergencies always The admired Scene from . Coentuidee sio composed. If the ihquiry were left to th e me:l a ms Paris ; the extraordinary expenses actiording to the memate before with these countries. On the other hand, we had but two Consuls arose to countenance and to perpetuate expense. THE AIM,/ Ole GF.NOA. nce. it . o f t h at c i e n nattee, they would endamour to gather the hioetoms the House being 17,5721., which, with the sum of 13,0001. for iii Sweden (that is to say, one at Stockhnliu and one at Gotten- Mr. I-11 1 31E objected to the teen of 4001. for the com ilation of Strapado, litr. Blanchard ; Runt., Mr. Bradley (their larst aindaTe , P . of bullion from Caledonien thistle*. (Laughter.) But why were ma'am, made the annual expense not less than 30.0001. per annum. burgh); we hail but one Consul in Norwuy mel one in Deninerk, an Index to die Statutes of Delete,. this Theatre'. they to propose in this hour of emergency to change the currency Ile would-ask woe it proper or becoming to pay to one diplomatic countries with which we carried on a considerable trade. The oh. Mr. (lOU IaiURN observed that the wo k • A Farewell Address on the close of the Season. r in question was one * of Scotland, without any human being having alleged the slightest =ration alone, a s u m eq ua l t o the whole e se of the Government vious inference from tide was, that we hail either too many Consuls of great trouble. and at the same time of considerable utility. To conclude with the Pintomin" of HARLEQUIN AND THE WIZARD DWARF. ~,,o . objection to the existing system ?It soy such a ll egat i on h a d b een of America fur the sante period ?It was l ees f or hi m t o o bj ec t in the - Ituthern States or Europe, or too few in the Northern. He air. BUTTERWOII TH said a few words. e• Mott • clown, signor Fe - mme he should readily have submitted to this inquiry ; Lot, in. to those nape; but lie would met it to the iltht Hon. Gent. Wile- hoped lat the Houk might draw one consoling inference from the Sir JOH V N NEIVPORT aimed that the Indcz was valuable ill`legnia ' Idr.W. , Kirby , Pantaloon, Mr. E . Columbine, Mrs. Mien , . • . . t . _ _._ . .. _._ . _ .... . . • _ .. . . . . . LNGE YESTERDAY. G Legh encr n a.. ....... ... .. 2_ Venice Malta Naples , Palermo - ------- --- LI-bon Oporto Rio Janeiro ;::. r ps i ill Bahia Buenos Ayres ....... Dublin, 21 days' slgbt •• •••• Cork SLLLION, 1.115 Of. 4. a d. Portugal Gold, in coin .. 0 1 0 Foreign Gold, in bars. 117 New Doubloons New Dollar, ..... 0J 04 Sliver, in bars, standard 0 0 0 PRICES OP SOARES YESTERDAY. MINA. Share. raid. ........ &NO 4s pdis 400 SO lope 100 10 3 air 100 $0 1 dli 100 S 84 db ......ro-reeuvbese 4 lO 10 ;4 16 United lf eztem ad 20 ?dig 'Ott" New ... .................... 40 2 1 dig Wehh Iran asd ..... 2b 10 I I dli Anglo•Mezlcan ..... Moline* Brat Man ...... British Iron Chlllan lIIIINCLLANIIOI/3. 100 0 I d i, 100 10 V: clle THE BRITISH PRESS. Australian ............. ... ..- Miiiillllll ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE. The Public are respectfully Informed that they will f‘d MR. ntA ntty's AT HOME This Evening, SATCROtY, March IS, with an entirely new Sntarti;a• meat, founded on hie Obwrvutious on Characters, Manner.. aid Pecullaritle., entitled I.M. MATHEWS' INVITATIONS. some IN PART I.—" Twopenny Post"—"Xiipsying ERGO/n(4l t 0 Quadrilles"—" Visit to the Italian Opera." A MOVO4 IN PART II.—" London at Five in the Morldnir—" - - of Keye"—" General Election." PAILT Monopolyloatue, to be called THE CIT BARGE Eight different Characters by Mr. Mathews. Hews open at Seven; the Performances to commence at Eia64. ADELPII I THEATRE. LAST NIONT Or THIC SIR A SOS. This Evening, SATURDAY, March Id, will be performed the Nam teal Burietta of THE PILOT. The principal Cheraeters by Divni. Terry, Yates, T. P. Cooke, tied Reeve; 1. Mrs. Fitzwilliam, and Mlss Euden. After which a Divertissement called THE VILLAGERS. To which will be add wi the favourite Burletta of THE MARRIED BACHELOR. Sir Charles Colman, Mr. Tates ; Sharpe, Mr. Wrench ; Ludy Ccurta% Miss Curties ; Grace, Mrs. Fltzwidlam. The admired Scene from TIRE MAID OF GENOA. Strapado, llie. Blanchard ; Rufus, Mr. Bradley (their Brat aPPearan cc 31 this.Theatre. • . A Farewell Address on the clo+a alba Sevion. To conclude with the Pintomin" of HARLEQUIN AND THE WIZAND I.IW Harlequin, Mr.W. Kirby ; Pantal oon , Mr. Elliott; Clown, Sierof tas te, I:Womb:no, Mrs. Kirby.