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silents iu question, that they were hetd on m slen der N ground, that the parties had offered some of them for sale at s discount of • few shillings in not the property the *hives -ee,o be restored. N they were necesserily disposed .of ft 11,11 stage of the proceeding from considers . tiorni . of leumunity l which flouted tha propriety of not. hold i ng them its demo pending tlre, litigation. Now. ouder.this class of claimants 14 . Ffoose would Ate surprised to learn there was best • one of the ales alluded to . by . the HouoistiNe . end Learned 'Gentleman. i rhere were in all twenty-one cases "in different stages in the Courts of Appeal—to . !sixteen of. these tilis Act in no way applied, mid it could only be possibly brought to bear on the remaining fire. The Act eves passed since the capture of.the 115. add had no retrospective opera lion. Of the remaining five. four were in pmgress • 'ot' examination. and on the fifth only had judgment been obtained ; and iu that case (the Aura). the 'question tof the etiolate 'stood on grounds distinct he Treaty. Therese there was this : the ship tad slut been ruptured at sea, she was driven by "%fret% of weather tutu one of the small island* near the Bahama% and the slaves on board were put *whore on Eirglish ground. The seizure was the • consequence. but it was thought at home too strong en appliesii , lo of the. Act to enforce it against vessel is' such situation. 'and the adjudication • hy re..isses, which veste.l the power . ing for the claims of their subject', and which r e's - Oenll such u motion as this wholly unnecessary : he wnuld.•ther.( , re. give it his negstive. Lard A. Moir t.Tolot said, that it was clear great ',justice had bets' dune to certain individuals some how or somewhere. He regretted, indeed, that the taint, had referetice to u detestable trade, which every fiietid to humanity wished to see tibulished ; but the !mower of jitilacisl Courts must tint be compriied by its adjudications being nullified, no matter what ma) be the olfences of the individual 'The Noble Lord was rather uitheppy in Ins allusion to the American Treaty, for that was it ere( eilesit which was twver admired either for its piiitcyle or its justice. If Ire did not inisteke, Lord Sulmouth had, on a public occesion, express ed a very anoint uluuiuu alpinist the Treaty, on which so much sties' haul West laid. The eleimatita were to be now told they may go to Spain and seek redress, but the correspondence they hail with the Noble Lord left them little to expect in such a quarter. Was it fair, lie would ask, after !lefties lied, at a considerable expense, pursued the judirial coarse laid down for them by the law, and obtain. rd j u d gmeib t i —was it fair then to turn rotund on them and transfer them to another country fur that felittN, which they were solemnly entitled to receive here ? Suppose the Courts of Sp tin refuse the parties satisfact• will not England be bound .to alford it. notwitlistaisding this pecuustity grant to the King of Spain? Laid CASTLEREAGH explained, that the Treaty gave to the King of Spam a bill reitiusteratiou for the claims of lute subjects, stud gave the hitter a whole and eutire retuedy in their own trutni ng i r . The distinction taken iu his corer& pondence was between the claimants who bad entered their ep. lyrists in time, end those who had not, Lord A. I lAMILTON said, lie only referred to the aorta those claimants who had made their eppeals is. due time and form. Mr. WYNN would not dispute the abstract pro. pentane, that a Sovereign had a right to adjust with @neither - Potentate the claims of tiny of his subjects; this paler, lie admitted, was vested, and necessarily to, in the head of any State, whether republican or monarchical. He else admitted eith the Noble Lord, that theme was here, whether Cite pewee so vested hod been properly applied in the particular case. The claims not duly appealed were, of count', out of the cousideretion; but when the Legislature, by a special Act, prescribed the mode of pursuiter a legal inquiry to et.rrect a wrong, and where the sutfrrers had followed the course laid slow'', anti obtained an adjudication, ei'ter inaltmg out their demands to the sittisfaction of the Court—then both equity and justice requir. ed that they shuuld be protected in the rights they bad acqu red. The ease of America was not ex actly in point, It was known that its Americo, at the per:oil elms the Treaty was made, from the ferineetation ehieb prevailed after a protracted war, the Courts of Justice were not then to British sub jects the seats os' equity, in many cases; therefore, any iiitertienimal arrangements to cover individual claims male at Such a time, could not be very well nlestletkat the present time to govern the proceed ings to( a British Statesman. The Hun. and Learn. cif Gesitlent.in expressed his warm indignation nt the horrible Slave Trade ; but he thought that the lOtrier•to of the claimants should, in the present be protected by the Courts in which the proceedings relating to them had been itistituteil, mid not trausferred to another jurisdictiou, where the parties must incur 'retch . expenai. 01141 111111 . 1 t . I s.e after their cases had already been decide s sins competent tribunals. ifr. 2111110MIAII band, that when he heard the Treaty merely contracted to give Spain 400,0001. ' fOr her mere promise of alsolisisisig the Slave Trade, he Wei dissatisfied; hut now that it was explained to himllast it conferred a right of search so as to detect any sinister atts sisal at carrying on that de -1 testable traffic, he thought the money was ;given for a good object. It was also explained that this sum went also to liquidate the drains of Spanish subjects for their appeals, &c. in Iliitish l'rize Courts, and as this lispiirlaf woul.l take up nearly half the Lain giveu to Spain, it or coarse anode the general provisions Of the Treaty more palatable. Ile agreed to the right 'vested in the Sovereign to bind his subjects in any treaty ivith gaudier State, relative to their dein* and if in tbeas et ticular Maoism hirer Lice followed, it wits not chargeable 011 this Go . vernment, but on 'that or Spain, should the latter leventually refuse to 'id . ter to her subjects the compensation which their King received in Iconsideration of their ildms. The cases of the daimants were certainly hard, Tor several of them, lie Wad 'heard, obtained from private merchants pe cuniary advances on the faith of the judgments they bad obtained in this cumstry ; but they had their redress from the Spit&sh Government, and if, in the course of appeal, they Were stopped in this country, it was only the interruption they were liable to by the prerogative of the Sovereign. It would, perhaps, have been as well to have given the sufferers some relief out of the Druits of the Admiralty ; but that was stow a different question. He hoped that now, at length, the great measure of the Abolition of Foreign Slave Trade was in a Lir way '.l being determined. The right of search was in this view most important, and he Inol 110 w the strong Pt, most anxious ' said sanguine hope of I the entire abolition of this odious and detestable truffic.—(Hear.) Lord CATTl.Earscit explained, that in addition to the pleasing Prospect winch this Treaty and that a ith Portugal held oust for the speedy abolition of the Slave Trade, he had the pleasure to notion) the House, that the King of the Netherlands had ac ceded to the i • eiple laid 4114411 in die two pre ceding Treaties with Spain alai Portugal, and that a Treaty was in considerable forwardness to give affect to his Majesty's husaatie views.—(lielir.) - Mr. O . III.IIEIIFOZtA' ;It contended against the dia. tinetion laid dotealti the raraes of these complainants, by the Hoes. and Learned Mover, and eulogised the I Immune sisal liberal principles whit Is now guided ' forr'gn Soteseigais its their view of this detestable traffic. America had also co-operated and redeem ed her promire on this subject, and skewed lierserf as became the advocate far the rights and liberties of mankind. The Spain •Ii Treaty was, he thought, a desirable one. as it went greatly to facilitate the Ilsial and effs:,assal accomplishment of their great object. It was of the greatest cons. quince to keep that part of the African coast free from the ravages of this traffic, and to impress upon the natives the . necessity of cultivating Ilse arts of peace. In the rivers Senegal and Gambia great good laid been effected ; but, unfortunately, the recurrence of 1 this traffic carried desolation and rapine along the shores of the tnihappy r . eople, mid every thing wan again ruin anal dismay, where the germ of the arts of peace had been but lately sown. Pains were now taken to wipe away this grievance, and the natives were induced to live by lustiest in dustry, and to plant 10110(0 4 rice, indigo. and other articles of trade and value. it was most ins i portant that all civilized stales should come to A ' reciprocal understanding on this subject. America I should make the traffic p racy (fur that it unquiet throatily was), and punish ins a capital 1111 r the 1 inhuman parties reamed its it.—(//cur, hear.)— i Ile concluded by stating that tlse whole conduct of the Noble Lord (Castlereagh), uu this subject, was highly honourable and ellective.—(/leer, hear.) Alr. MONEY rose to ctooplioio of a misrepresen tation of his sentiments, which had taken place an &fanner night, whets the SPEAKER Cal It.i him to order, as deviating from the question before the House. Mr. BANICES cor.ceived it quite irregular to moot question of order in this moonier. tinting cussion quite irrelevant to the matter r 11141 ed of. Mr. 11IONLY said, he would confine I Ili to the quest' , .aid content himself with slating that he hod never complained of the pecuniary pint of the Treaty with Spain; nu the coniniry, he thought it the best and noblest way no which . money could he disposed of for the best purposes of humanity, mid one which reflected the highest honour on the Government, lle was convinced, that slot only were the people of the country satisfied with this Treaty, but that if called upon they would have come forward by a subscription, in winch the pence of the poor would vie with the pounds of the rich, to raise any sum to promote so desirable on object as the effectual abolition of so detestable a trade.— /Hear.) --The regulations in the Portuguese Treaty made it unlawful to trade in slaves li of the Equator, and this would have a powerful effect ill cutting up the boundaries in which the trade bad been hitherto carried on. •• moment, and the other did not refer to the prin ciple he now cuutewded for—four of the cases of the claittunta he omit/erect himself entitled t o pees: on the attention of iii, House. Mr. Wit.sautroacit remarked it as a singular fact, that until it was foetid the Spanish flag conld corer the illicit traffic, no vessels of that nation had been busily engaged in the trade; it was, there fore, clear to him, that the real traders were not Spanish subjects, or persons basis% any claim for remuneration in the Courts of Spain. This ac counted for the anxiety of .ugh parties to urge a settlement Hear, hear.) The question being loudly called for. strangers were ordered to withdraw' but tin division took 'duce, and the m o ti on o f Dr. Philltmore was re jected. „ . ference to their quality ; an average hail been hitherto wisely therefisle adopted. Nothing could he more prejudicial than to rate the duty on sugar grown at 50s. as high as on that at 90s. The con sequence would he that the growth of that at 50s. would be altogether discouraged. Nlcds danger might result to our tradeteuerally, from forcing the inerchista‘or shipper, to seek out other depots for their curyles, as had already occurred with respect townie vessels, which had lately been forced.to turn about in the river, and seek some other &lid:it. If the Right Honourable Gentleman would apply hitnself to perfect the port's of this country, us proper and convenient depots , the inevitable result would be, that England would then become the carriers or all the world. Mr. Foantts supported the euggestinn of the Honourable Member who preceded him. The trade to our Rist India ertablishmesit was hourly increas ing iu importatice, and ought to have a proportionate share of the attention of both his Majesty's tend and the Legistaturr. Mr. BUTTERWORTH admitted, that it was most desiroble England should become the carriers of the greater part of the world. There were some staple articles in which other countries had decided sulvautages over this country ; for instance, it was not possible for this country to compete with France its the silk manufacture. He was of opi nion, the must safe wxy to rffeet the purpose of tin!. Right Hon. Gentleman would hr, by :Mowing in all cases drawbacks on exportation equivalent to the duties tend on import. l'he Cita NCEI.I.OII a the EXCHEQUER explained ; and the Report was read and agreed to, and a Bill , ordered to be brought in pursuant to the amid Resolniumt. Mr. D. G. GI I.BERT brought up the Heron of the Finance Committee, which was laid on the table, j and ordered to be printed. The House then adjourned. lON DON, THURSDAY, MAacu 19, 1818. I The Earl of LAUDERDALE last night, in the House of Lords, gave notice of his intention to submit the state of the Currency of the Country to the consideration of the House, in a motion, on 1 the 14th of April next. We communicate this iotelligence with great satisfaction, feeling that the review of the subject by this eminent political economist, and the discussion Which it must un dergo, in consequence of his appeal to Parliament and the country, must tend to correct what ap pear to us anomalies in the present state of our circulating medium. The currency of this coun try has been so long the offspring of political intrigue, and so dependant on the caprices of a few iniewieier...4., s 4. ehe idea stalest • ...., mbl u 1 ally Le eutertained of keeping it in any circumstances nit • der the same control ; but that which, during a paper currency, might be safely, and even profit ably achieved, would be attended with the utmost Confusion in a metallic currency. It mattered little to the Bank of England. during the utter exclusion of gold, how far their notes might chance to he depreciated ; it brought no disadvantage to them— while, ss it proved the greet extent of their issue., it necestoirily implied a proportionable profit. Nor did this depreciation affect the state or value of their tokens, because the intrinsic worth of this part of the currency was so low, that. there could be no danger of having them withdrawn from cir culation. The case, however, becomes widely dif ferent when the currency is metallic--or, what is the saute thing, when paper is instantly convert ible into gold or silver. In such a case, should any part of the currency be tampered with, the effects will be instantly discernible in the others. Wherever gold and silver are suffered to circulate, the one must be the measure of the other; and if one he depreciated by any means, there will be a nominal increase in the value of the other, propor tioned to the depreciation. From the outline given by the Earl of LAUDERDALE, last night, of what he purposed to advance in his intended mo tion of the lath of April, we conclude that the Noble Lord will allude to the depreciation in the new silver coinage, as a probable cause why it will be difficult for this country to enjoy a gold currency. By the late regulations, gold has su perseded silver in being the common measure of value in this country; but to our mind, while our denominations of money and our modes of keeping at.vosintarerninn unaltered, not even an Act or Parlia ment can effect this change. The inefficacy of the attempt cannot be better illustrated than by the cir cumstance that gold is, at this moment, measured by silver. and silver not by gold. We tell the prices of bullion according to the denominations of our silver coinage, and never by the denominations of our gold coinage ; so that in fact silver still con tiuues the only measure of value, and fears may well be entertained that the gold will rapidly de part from circulation, mid become merely en article of trade, increasing nominally in price proportioned to the actual depreciation of the standard that mea sures it. The question is one of the utmost in terest to the country it, general, and ought to be understood before the removal of die Bank re striction; it is also one of extreme difficulty. and we again express our satisfaction at finding it in the hands of Lord LAUDERDALE. LANDS bad fully recognised the principles of an titter abolition of the Slave Trade in all the coun tries subject to his jurisdiction, and that a Tieaty in furtherance cf these views was iu a forward state of preparatien. _ _ In the course of the discussion on the measure for consolidating the Customs, we were happy to hear the CHANCEi.I.OI of the EXCHEQUER state, that since the late opening of the trade to the East Indies, it had increased in productiveness to II extent which had not been contemplated even by the most sanguine of its promoters. It has been for some time a prevalent feeling, that the merits and importance of the Navy hate faded away in the presence of the more favoured Army. The public mind is not easily led astray. and it is difficult to conceive that this feeling could exist without cause. Mr. FORBES, on Tuesday night, called the attention of the House of Corn -11101111 in this interesting subject. That worthy and independent Member alluded particularly to the inferior attention paid to wounded Officers of the Navy, compared with those of equal rank iu the Army; and also to several persons who, after elci4ii years of service and upwards, are thrown upon the world, witlartitincome or support of any description. Mr. CROKEWS answer displayed his usual pertness and flippancy, and with theft n confusion of ideas, which it would appear 1111: Honouri.ble Member felt, by his reference to the day as one of privileged blunders. He con:plain ed that the principles and informatio► adduced by Mr. FORBES were likely to prove mischiev ous in the country ; but he did not seen; r, he aware, that, unless they were founded in fact, no mischief could accrue—and in no part of his speech did he attempt to disprove the allege it preference given to the Army, and• thus dissipate the existing jtalousy between the two services.— On Mr. Fonnes's statement respecting Purser‘,' Clerics, he flattered himself, indeed, he was very clsvtr in discovering that they would be more pro perly designated Captains' Clerks ; but he cer tainly forgot himself, and his own recommendatim:, when he affected to slight them as mere lien and ink men. Mr. FoRBES is entitled to great praise and credit for the distinct and pointed manner in which he brought forward a subject which has ex cited so much interest in the public mind. Ye•terdav a C o urt of Directors was held at the East Indio douse, when the following Commander. took leave of the Court, previous to departing for their respective destinations, viz.— Captain T. g. Want, Fairlie ; and Captain 1. P. Autice. Henry Murder, fur Bengal and Bombay. His Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT has appointed ROBERT HENRY JF.NRINSON, Esq. to the 'lnce or neeetter-oeherat or the stomp Duties, in the room of JOSEPH SMITII, E•q, who retires. By the death of the venerable GEORGE Drlttl. nix, the honourable office of Secretary to the 0.- der of the Thistle becomes vacant. There is a salary attached to the am traent of 300/. a-year, which he applied to the purposes of private betel 0- lence. The good people of Stockholm express an anxious hope that their beloved Queen (ci-devant Msdaine BERNADOTTE) may he enabled, by the restoration of good health, to be present et the coronation of her sponse. The power of absence, in increasing love, has often been the theme of poetry ; hut evert the children of fancy have never represented it as creating love for a person never seen. Nothing. can he more disgusting than the cant of love with which Royalty is assailed ; and this example, now afforded by the Swedes, will render us more sceptical for the future, in crediting the sincerity of others, when they speak of " beloved Queens." The LORD ADVOCATE of Scotland has discovered that a little reform, like a little learning, is a dan gerous thing, and accordingly lie has turned round on the Burgh Reform which he had affected to support. The Learned Lord now finds the old system more convenient, having just vacated his seat for Yarmouth, for the purpose of being unani mously elected for the Fife district of Boroughs, in the room of the late Sir JOHN A svratrruett. the • pound.—/Hear./—The Hon. and LeaTenet' 'Gentleman had stated two classes of claimants— one class consisted ,r thou wi w a• ! pp m. were as liidgect.'thiwitter Witreft was pre- - eluded front dos right of,aap a peal by being extru the time the law allows. With respect to the Arm, 'their rho% was for the voile of the eaptarest, and Rot fur the property itself. fur the shaves could not vessel in - such a sittition. and the adjudication iv:tract:wilingly given in the rummer stated by the !ion. and Learned Gentleman. It was, however, quite erroneous to suppose, that the rights of in- - client toils vcrehl be allowed to interfere with inter- tnslioiwl made, between two States for. the benefit of the whole. But there was no. siting in the Treaty lb prevent the parties going "to Madrid with 'their recorded claims, mad obtain- ing the liquidation of those claims which they . hrJ in progress here, and fur which Spain had re- reired.tin equivalent for her subjects. The Court of Pdatirid was bound, and had taken on itself to give a 'Cull and e pletrequillkelie; and no Spanish subject ciglil have 'hi:Jetta difficulty as to the mode of oh- taon% redress provided for his case. Ileum.% those tverties there were subjects of other States,Who, under Spanish colours. pursued a tntffic from which they were interlined Ny the tioverumetsis to which they peed allegiance. twee tiitirt of Spaiu would have a bolsi ntulp Of detecting each persons, and separat- ing thew f ! pto the real Spanish trader, than existed Ist the. Courts of Great Britain ; and he thought it no unnecessary ingredieist in this Treaty, that it was open to Spans to decide. on the merits of her liwit•aubjects, and separate their chino from those t 4 parties Who were, in violation of law, conducting au illicit traffic. The Noble Lord concluded by ve-I.4eiting the piiisciples of imi l m.tiaisid law, which vested the power in Sovereigns of contract- BOARD OIP TAXES. Dr. PIMA 'moat, in reply to thearguments advanced spited the motion, expressed his abhor rence et the Slave Trade, and repeated the grounds on which lie introduced his motion for protecting the interests of the claimants whose cares lied been adjudged in the proper Courts. It was to uphold the reedit and character of these tribunals that lie brought rOfWafli the present motion--/Near)-- end he weekl still maintain that the honour and dignity of these Courts was compromised when their formal and deliberate adjudications were stultified by the operetion of this Treaty. The Hon. and Learned Gentleman restated his argument relative to the fire vess•ls, and stated that the order bad been made for their positive restitution before this Treaty. He did not complain of the four hundred thousand pounds given to Spain, but he did of the claimants being cut off from that prompt redress which wes open to then. as their cases stood, and were adjudged in the Courts lwre. He lookr d et the question tie a public light, awl was influenced by tio personal considereti 0000 w Mr. Page (the Spanish agent) had been introduced to him • from a respectable quarter. and he had listened to his statement of farts. The precedents of the Noble Lord really appeared to I o i 000 to be unfortu trate. That of America was, es had been already slid, our not likely to be copied in a cool cud sober On the motioii of Mr. a few words from the CHANCELLOR of the EXCIIIMOF.It, copies were ordered of all circulars addressed to the Board of Taxes relative to defiviencies in their districts, and their separate amount. H ERCU LA N EUM MANUSCRIPTS. Mr. WYNN, Wes-tying its the Eptimates an item of 1,1)00/. paid on the subject of the Herculaneum Misaits*ctipts, begged to 'e for a copy of the lirl►olt of the Committee algtointed to ultra the Hercula►.euut Mauuscr►pts.—Ordered. EASTER ADJOURN M ENT. Lord CastUtstv.Aon gave notice that 'he would, to-morrow, move the udjournment or the House until the id April. Sir Samuel, Rolttitir presented • Petition from John Mixon, of the town of Kingston-upon-Hall, staling that the law respecting the recovery of debts was egorasivc ly defective, and allotted the immediate emotion of Parliament. It further staled, as an of the e•ur•tity of this grievance, that the Petitioner had lately sued a D. fendatit to recover a debt of 1,000 f., and that notwithstanding he bad obtained a judgment against him, the Defendant had preferred to go into the King's &nth and See on his income, which amounted to Ili,Uoof. per annum, rails. r than pay his debt.—The Petition was then read mail laid on lb, table. The Bill for reducing the duties un Four Whorled Car riages, was rcail a second time, and ordered to be committed to-timirrow fortnight. _ . The Corks Importation Bill vas also read a second time, sad ordered to be committed to-muroow fortnitl.l• Mr. BROGUICII brought Up the Report of tlor Committee on Mork Auctious.—Tbe Report was agreed to, sod s Bill ordered to be brought up in pursuance thereto. SAVING BANKS. The Rouge went brio a Committee upon the Sevin.; Baas :Amendment 11111; the Report was brought up, and the CHANCELLOR of the Ex- CHEQUER moved it should be token jute farther consideration on illowlay, the 13th of April 'seat. Upon thy Rerft being brought up, tire CHAN cv.i.oa of the ExcatrQuErt. In reply to an obser vation from Alderman ATKINS, ebserveil, that al though it was desirable to prevent every attempt at abuse of these Mimics by yipPesons rother of a higher and wealthier class in sociity futithog inn airy its these Banks, yet the returSction in precise terms might be 'productive •of prtjudicial effects, by, forciog such persons to vest deist property in the harids of individuals, who would perhaps he unable to give them any security but their own, and expose the lender to the inevitable loss of his bard earilings, in Case of the borrower beconiiiig tu solvent. The Report was then ()Merril to be takes into consideration on the 13th ul April. ciATOMS. CONSOLIDATION. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHLQUER brought up the Report of the Custorits oilsolidat . Act. tie observed, that notwithstanding the regulations which had been made on this head, it, the year 1809, it had been resolved by Government that something further should be attempted in this way to forward the interests of our commerce by the consolidation of the duties on importation and exportation. As far as respected behind and its trade, us the whole of the ditties affecting her were to be reviewed and remodelled in the year 1841, no chrome had been at tempted therein. The duties un goodit imported from India had undergone a revisiiiis and alteration. The warehouse duty on sucls goods lied been emu . bliblied in the nature of a transit duty on all goods passing through the Comosny's warehouses. It was now intended that goods in future should be exported freely from such werelionees without ally duties parade thereon. All these iinproiiemeots would. be found iii u. schedule be bad caused to be made out for the satisfaction of the blouse. Mr. Alderman ATIONs suggested the propriety of having that schedule printed, as had been done iu the instance of the schedule of 1809. The CHANCELLOR of the EectikoVeu said, it was his intention the same should be printed in a concise form, embraciug the principal alterations made. The system of drawbacks had beets acted upon generally for the last 40 years, whereby most of the duties were withdrawn again on export a ti on . It was now intended to reduce the duties in the first instasice. The duties on East India tuanu factored goods amounted to tin!, per cent. or more; on unnianufactured goods to 30/. per cent. A te duction was intended, in the first instance, from the rate of duty, ad eu/orear, at 70/. per cent. to a rate of SO/. and from a rate of 30% on undramatic lured goods to 201. The warehouse duties sums East India sugar also were intended to be reduced. Stone and slate are to be subject to an average touting, duty. East India yowls generally were to be placed upon the saute footing es the produc tions, of our nearer dependencies. Thus the article, thrown silk, we* to be relieved from some of the duties, au article which had not constituted is part of the East Litho trade until it had been intro.. duceil there under British protection. On the whole, the East India trade had increased its productiveness, in point of revenue and other wise. since the establishment of the free trade to India, beyond even the expectation of those roost interested in the suggested improvement. With respect to East India sugar, the rate of duties depending on average W 1 1 ,4 to be taken away. sod a fixed genehd rate established. That part of the produce of Ireland. its liness, with u view to the protection and encouragement of that manufacture, would form an exception to the ge neral regulation, arid experience no change, lest it should he considered prejudicial to those interested therein, and who might Isiah to he 'wordier that blouse, previously to efectiug any material altera ti in that staple of Irish commerce. Mr. Aldermen ATEINE contended there was con sidemble iNu iohicy its laying duties,. olio's snicks of cosuustme generally, with a due regard and re. THE BRITT 81-1 PRESS. In the House of Commons last night, Lord CAS• TI.F.II,EAGII stated, that the King of the NETHER- A severe contest took place on ‘Veriesday in the election of Common Councilmen for IVvitirr Ward, Norwich, which terminated in favour of Messrs. WILLIAM FthTElt, It. PURLAND, slid C. Hinatx, who were chosen Nominees. This tri umph of the Bite and White over the Orange and Purple (or Government interest) canned universal joy amongst the friends of the successful candid :lie., who were drawn in a coach round the Ward by torch-light, and preceded by a band of music. A blazing bonfire was kindled, the bells range merry peal, and at St. Gilts's gates the populace were re galed with three barrels of beer. The whole wruit off in a peaceable manner. The Lords of the Treasury having ordered posiponeinesit of the second day's drawing, t. , Tbursilny,26lh March, instead of the day before anuoiiiire,t, which had been iaadvertesitly fixed iu Passion Week, Public will do well to avail themselves of this interval, for nearly MOO Tickets were drawn the first day, without either of the THRZE Panics of 30,0001. being decided; they ma), however. ♦u. he drawn the next day; but the question is. who will bare the honour of selliug tbtm ? Now, if we may judge by the regular succession 9r extratodinary Lott w►ich eve►,y year about this period confirms the pre-eno• ueoce of Puustoskaisil Co.'s offices (and it will be recollect ed, that is the corresponding Lottery, last year, Pit:mix& and Co. paid inure money in capitals than all the ()Owe offices edited together) ; it would appear that • pi incirit part of the above is elmoi4 sure to be distributed at Pip• unto's Offices, Nu. 1; Curobin, and 296, Holborn. Captain DOBREE, who lost his life on the 9th instant, its the humane attempt to rescue tritest de struction tl e crew of a wreck off the coast of Guern swy, formerly c mantled his Majesty's ship Zeic T bin. Ile accompanied BONAPARTE to the island ~t St. firkis, was considered a zealous and excelle;:t officer, and was universally esteeined by those r • knew him. eel ju a gneents —*N ß it MIT lllell TO 10111 MOHO 00 Mr. fp AII Ili WI CHI•RIVriI IL quite irregulur To mom - T'T -- --____ _____.— -- Tee :TwerTeN. will reinter us more 'sceptical to r then' mid transfer them to another country for a question of order in this attasister, fluting a dis. exported freely from suds werelsomes without a l ly 1 ferent when the currency is metallic--or, what is cry l f • the uture, in crediting the sincerity of others, whets 1 ,e,„,,, e 1 of. duties parade thereon. All these improirements the same thing. whin paper is instantly convert-that redress winch they were solemnly entitled to cussiun quite irrelevant to the matter ethey speak of " beloved Queens." receive here ? Suppose the Courts of Spin' refuse Mr. MONEY said, he would confine I ' elf to would. be found in us 'schedule he bad caused to be isle into gold or silver. In such a case, should The LoltD ADVOCATE of Scotland has discovered the parties satisfact• , will not England be bound the guest' , .and content himself stole sl a t ing that made out fur the am iscictoli of the [louse. any part of the currency be tampered with, the that a little reform , like a little learning. is a dan- i to afford it, notwithistending Ibis preuwaty grout to he had never conipleisied of the pecuniary putt of Mr. Alderman AVMS ssiggeeted the propriety of having that scheduleprinted, as had been done effects will be instantly discernible in the others. erous thieg, nd accordingly he hoe tured roued the King of Spain ? . the Treaty with Spain; on the contrary, he thought o g n the purgh a Reform which he had a n I to ffected it* the instaece of the achedult of 1809. Wherever gold acid silver are suffered to circulate, Load CASTLEREAGH explained, that the Treuty it the hest and noblest way iss which money could support. The Learned Lord now finds the old gave to the King of Soso' a hill remuneration fur be disposed of for the beat purposes of humanity, I The CHANCELLOR. of the EICIIEQUER said, it the one must be the measure of the other; and if system more was his intention the same should he printed in a convenient, having just vacated Isis the claims of his subjects, and gave the latter. a and one which reflected the highest honour on the one he depreciated by any amine, there will be II ;eat for Yarmouth, for th e ' purpose of being Imam- whale and entire remedy its their own tritrunals. Government. lie was convinced, that not wily concise form, esubraciug the principal alterations nomitial increase ill the value of the other, propor- mous& elected for the Fife district of Boroughs, in Time disonnaisen taken iu his correspondence was were the people of the country satisfied with this made. The system of drawbacks had beets acted the room of the lute Sir JOHN A NSTRUTUER. timed to the depreciation. From the outline between the claimants who bed entered their ap. Treaty, but that if called upon they would have oeids in time, and those who had not, come forward by a subscription, in which the pence Lord A. IIABILTOM said, lie only referred to the of the poor would vie with the imunds of the ride cases of those claitnants who had made their appeals to raise sissy sum to promote so desirable nu object in due time mud form. as elm effectual abolition of so detestable a trade.— Mr. WYNN would not dispute the abstract pro. /Hear.)--The regal:mons in the Portuguese parttime, that a Sovereigo had a right to adjust Treaty made it unlawful to trade its slaves north of with another Potentate eke claims of any of his the Equator, amid this would have • powerful effect upon generally for the last 40 years, whereby most of the duties were withdrawn again on •export a ti on . given by the Earl of LAUDERDALE, last night, of It was now intended to reduce the duties in the what he purposed to advsitice iii his intended uno- first instasice. The duties on East India menu- factored gooda amounted to 60/. per cent. or Mitre; on unnienufactured good, to 30/. per cent. A te- ductioes was intended, in the first inviattee, from- the rate of duty, ad raloreat, at 701. per crone to a lion of the 14th of April, we conclude that the xt Noble Lord will allude to the depreciation in the • A severe contest took place on Wednesday in the election of Common Councilmen for IVyiner Ward, Norwich, which terminated in favour of • 'rasts. WiLetam FOsTER, It. PURLAND, and C. Hicalw, who were chosen Nominees. 'lids tri- new silver coinage, as a probable cause why it timph of the Blare and White over the Orange and will be difficult for this country to enjoy a gold ' Purple (or Government interest) caused universal . joy ernotigst the friends of the euccessful candidates, ' subjects; this tower, at admitted, was vested, and in cutting up the bound a ries in which the tr a de rate 01 . 501. and lll** * role of 30/. on unhoutufac. currency. By the late regulations, gold has sit- who were drawn in a coach round the 'Ward by . necessarily so, to the head of soy State, whether bad been hitherto carried on. lured goods to 201. The Ir/outhouse duties nu East perseded silver in being the common measure of I torch-light, and receded by a band of music. A • republican or monarchical. He who athostted with De. Putt! tamale, in lase reply to the arguments India sager also were intended to be reduced , value in this country ; but to our mind, while our blazing bonfire was kiudied, the bells rungs merry the Noble Lord, that the case was bete, whether advanced spinet the snot 00000 , expressed his abhor- Stone and slate are to be subject to an average the power so vested had been properly applied in rence at the Slave Trade, and repeated the grounds touting, duty. East India kneels generally were to denominations of money and our modes of keeping I peal, and at St. Gilta's gates the populace were re- the particular case. The claims not duly appealed cm which he introduced his motion for protecting the were, of course, out of the consideration; but interests of the claimants whore cases had been ti be wi p . lax ot d ir ur eu n r t e t r ie de saute (meting 101 the prorloc. IltXolllll9 remain uualtered, not even an Act of i d tl u ir t n in wt: silk, MAN to he relieved some of ar t icle , othe meat cats e ff ect this change. The inefficacy 'oafiltiluie pled with three barrels of beer. The whole went off in a pexceable manner. The Lords of the Treasury having ordered a when the Legislature , by a special Act, prescribed adjudged in the 'snorer Courts. It was to uphold attempt canitot be better illustrated than by the dr- oss canticle which had not constituted a part tiosiponeinesit of the secoud day's drawing, t , i the mode of pureeing: a legal inquiry to rerrect a lbw ctedtt. and character of these tribunals that he wrm.g, and where the sufferers had followed the brought forward the present mob i / Ilearj-- ra -- comae laid down, alai obtained au adjudication, and he would still ensisitaist that time honour and lifter makiisg ouetheir demands to the metafiction dignity of these Courts was compromised whet, their or the Court—then both equity and justice requir- formal and deliberate adjudications were stultified 1 eel that they should be protected in the rights they had acqu red. . by the operstion of this Treaty. 'rite Hose and of the East India trade until it had been intro. lucid there under British prottelion. On the cuntstance that gold is, at this moment, measured b .t e ier si s l o te r r bsu a li n i d oo si a l c r t r o r u n h o o t by i g h o e li d l e . no % o lt: i e no te t. II the whole, the East India trade had increased its p g eons of Th wm u c itil ha ny :l 26 bee lh a filarcla, instead of the day before anuonore,l, inadverteatly fixed iu Passion %trek, il,r Public will do well to avail themselves of this interval, for nearly kW) Tickets were drawn the first duy , without rillwr trotluctiveuees, in point of reveisue 'and other. o ur s il ver coismare and neve r by the denominations of the THOSE Pours of 30,0001. tieing decided ; they 111, wise. niece thee establirliment of the free trade The caw of Am e rico wag not es. Learned Gentleman re-stated his argument relative to India, beyond even the expectation of those o t of our gold coinage ; sit that in fact silver still con- however. ALL he drawn the next day • but the question i.. • tissues the only ineosure of value, and fears may who will have the honour of selling the's% ? Now, if we rwie judge by the regular succession of extraiiiilinary Lurk I "CllY ill Points It was known that iu America, at to lime five view Is, and misted that the order had most interested in the suggested improvement. the Iter:orl *lwo the Treaty was made, from the been made for their p os iti ve r es tituti o n before this With respect to East India sugar, time rate of (colorises- hull which prevailed after a protracted our. Treaty. tie did not complain of the four well be entertained that the gold will rapidly de- . which es , . ear about this erioil confirms the re _ enn of lesn y and Cu 's °the (and i will be re p Cullert duties dep e ndi ng on average wets to be taken part from circulation, and become merely an article rd, that tI. trre iN ClM pond . i rig Lo ttery, r las t I year, Mamas the Courts of Justice ware not these to British sub- bemired thousand pounds given to Spittle but lie away, and a fixed general rate established. That of trade, increasing siomivally in price proportioned and Co. paid mere money in capitals than all the other I jem.ts the seats 14' equity, mu many cases; therefore, did of the claimants being rut off from that prumpt mart of the produce of !mimic', ita linen. with a offices added together) ;it would appear that a principal army ittierisolanusl arrangements to cover individual redress which was open to them a s their e ases view to tits protection and encoriniewinent of that to time actual depreciation of the standard that mem- part of the above is almost sure to be distrilmted at Poe claims male at Such a time, could not b. very well stood, and were seljudgesi in the Courts here. He . plearleitst the present time to govern the proceed- looks dat the quest* . ingot of a British Statesmen. The Hun. and Learn• influenced by too pentane! considerati 0000 ss Mr. Pa elf Girsitlemitan expressed his warm indignati on et the horrible Slave Trade; u mantalicture, would form sit exce Mon to the e. 1 g cures it. The gustation is one of the utmost in- motes Offices, No. 1; Conduit, acid 296, Honsorn. 101 l 011 a public lights and w as • tueral regulation, and e xperience no change; l es t it terest to the country its general, and ought to be Kw (the Spanish :mem) had been introduced to him - but he thought that from a respectable Moine,. amid he had listened to House s previousl y the tate-stets of Mee claimants should, in the present his statement of farts. 'lite itiseinee be . . e protected by the Courts in which Ise ) Noble Lou! really implicated to Io i 000 to precedents of the be tinfoils.- isLiortiuldu.hemicidirtasiwslitect,edmpigrielludriiitstl to lit i t w hose hes i r i d at , erested understood before the removal ef the Bank re- y to esectiusg any usiteriai a tt i t ie tl r r a s . t . 1 atriction; it is also one of extreme difficulty. and we tams in that staple of Irish commerce. Mr. Alderman ATIRP/11 contended there wits dm- -hands of Lord LAUDERDALE. I again terms our satisfactiou at fiudiug it in the Captain DOBREE, wlio lost his life on the erls instant, in the humane attempt to rescue from tle- structioutl e crew of a wreck off the coast of Giieri,- '. • . •i 'try, formerly c mended his Majesty's ship Zee,- ; 'vs bin. Ile accompanied St. Helena, was considered a zealous and excelle flosApeßTE to the islued ~i .1 , s II proceedi ngs relating to them had been instituted, I nate. That of Ani - • w had said, oue not likel • emit us, asbeen already sidern.ble inipolicy inlaying duties upon articles of In the House of Commons lust night, Lord CAB- officer, and was universally esteeined by those v.: • 1 mid slot trausterred to another jurisdiction , where• )to be copied in a cool and tuber cotuuserce generally, without a due regard mid tee TLEREA6II stated, that the King of the NETHER. lille , bib" 1 I