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■ " if • , - 46,. 40 10 ;20 Now- - 4 " ~._. t, , Ins-ersrltrent to this Act if he thought it would meet the approbe. to "f of the House. At all events. he hoped the Right Honourable Omiskroan (Mr. Huskimon) might be induced to rescoattlfr Via sat Jett. A . ODEHOTINE briefly stated the rounds on 'which be was dapfused to oppose the (tartar progresi of the Bill. The best jr dgea were of opinion that it was impossible to prevent the corn at the United States from being 4/lender' with the importation of et'w. from Canada. Efttetng tf.': time this country was at variance wsli the United States dr.;,merica, the Government of that country ,mewed • measure which was known by the title of the Non- I t worm Aet ; but this measure, it was well known, had proved s.:tetly ieeffirient as regarded the importation of cons. Ms. BUSKISSON agreed with the Honourable Member for ,Ne 'eagle (Sir Al. Ridley) that the House had nothing to do with the ere entations of individuals; they should only consider the Teamster as it affected the public. lie (Mr. Huslitisson) had no Pb";eriirrn to the reduction of the duty even lower than ten shillings IK goarteti if a lower duty would protect the grower. There was :moths? objection however to any further reduction : if the duty Nil diminished more than ten shillings, the holders of British corn, taeirg foreign competition, would bring their corn to market, and the consequence would be a glut. As to the importation of corn f um Canada, which had been adverted to by his Honourable Friend t. sir Wodehouse). he should offer only a few observations. We h d never imported mere than fifty thousand quarters of wheat in one year torn Canada ; aed this quantil west PO trifling, that he did not think it could make any essential difference. Ile should be very gad if any plan could be devised to prevent the fraudulent orttoduction of corn from the United States. However. he did not apprehend much danger from any quantity which should be im ported. (Chat with the risk and expense, lie was of opinion that very little. or none at all, could be imported from the United Sltes. It the average importation fur fire years exceeded 100,000 quartets, he would allow that the entire importation was not the growth of Cicada; if it did not exceed this quantity, it was not ratter for any serious alarm. His (Mr. Huskisson's) own opinion was s that the information would not exceed 50,000 quarters. Ms. 11. SUSiN ER thought the quantity imported from Canada ought to be limhed. It E. II A RVEY thought that security should be given that if a larger quantity than was inspected should be imported, a prohl. Meaty clause should he introduced into the Bill. The Cfi A NCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was the in - erest of Canada to prevent the importation of corn from the United Stet if to this country. We had a security in the jealousy of Canada, therefor; that no corn (the produce of the United StateA should be imparted front that country. There were several Acts funnded on thin jealousy, prohibiting the importation of corn from the United States, in force in Canada. The House would recollect the difficulties that would attend any attempt to introduce American corn into the Canadas fur the purpose of clandestine ex po:et:non to this country. It would fi rst have to be trought do w n I. Champlain, and subjected to all the difficulties of a peculiarly hazardous inland navigation, and afterwards it must be of necessity %Word at one of three ports—Montreal, Qiiebec, or St. Thomas's, --end in English vessels. (Hear, hear.) Was it to be considered as an easy matter for smuggled eon] to escape the vigilance of the Caradlan settlers, 'eh), let it be recollected, were equally inte rrsied in the prevention of this traffic as the English agriculturists themselves! And afterwards, after all the difficulties of its trans. ritesion which he had attempted to describe, the penalties of per jury must he encountered, and the grain finally shipped in British to eels. Under all those circumstances, he could not but consider it as next to an impossibility for corn, of the growth of the United States, ti be brought into Canada and afterwards clandestinely traernitted to this estuary. If Gentlemen would only give them. selves the trouble to consider the geographical situation of the toms zit, they would at once perceive the insurmountable difficul ties which stood in the way of the possibility of such a practice. Sir I. COFFIN concurred In the opinion of his Right Honour. al la Friend (the Chancellor of the Exchequer), with reat.ect to the imparfihflite of smuggling American corn through the Canadas. .qtr. W. HORTON ashd the population or the Canada were fully as n.u!lt interested in the non.imporation of American Corn Tito thi• c funny as British farmers themselves. He repeated, a'though a few merchants might attempt to try the experiment as • commercial epic ilation, nine-tenths of the people would be aiminst it, old their opposition, added to the geographical difficul ties which existed, was sufficient to make the attempt nugatory and impracticable. Mr. SYKES said, as the corn now in warehouse was to be ad mitted into the market lie should prefer its admission at the lowest possible duty, and on that account would rather the duty were to leg fixed at fig. or 7.. than 10s. as proposed. Sir E KNA Tell BULL, expressed his disinclination to any elf ration in the existing Corn Laws. Mr CUR WEN thought the holders of warehoused corn weal' . decline coming into the market till the rise of grain to 80s. w enable them to do it duty free. After an observation from Mr. J. 31axwEas. and Mr. Cllllt EIS, Mr. WHITMORE said the present question was not one which in realty would affect the agriftelturiits ; it would be indifferent to them wheihee the duty on bimded wheat were to be 53. or ills.— Looking at it as a matter of fiscal regulation, he (Mr. Whitmore) would be glad the Chancellor of the Exchequer would permit its admission at as low a rate of duty as possible. He could see no cause for alarm to the agriculturists in the importation of Canadean wheat, which had not exceeded 23,000 quarters in any year in sly preceding 1820. third time. would move the introduction of a anise by to permit the introduction of sugar and • certification of their origin. lie had one respect to the proposition to limit the impor. 'ri quarters. lie had no objection to limit that amount. but he feared it would be It would be mat to impossible for the dif. others in different ports to know the exact n it was intended to consign to this country mely harsh, and indeed impossible, to limit specific quantity. It would be impossible to 'r of quarters, and therefore difficult to limit the Right lion. Gentleman (Mr. HUB. of eight shillings on Canadean corn was to Aire or in Canada? said the duty was at present imposed by the agreed to. would prefer seven shillings to ten shillings, Landed earn, and proposed an amendment supported the amendment. _ .dNER was convinced the bonded grain would be brought into the market at the periods prescribed in the Bill. Xr. CURIE'S opposed the aniendruen•. Mr. HUSKISSON said. no one could be more anxious than Wessell to acquiesce in the reduction of duty on warehoused corn to the lowest possible point. He was aware that the bidders had suf. freed very serious losses from the length of time their property had teresalned in bond, from the loss of interest and the deterioration of capital : but on public grounds he could not consent to any far. theLreduction of duty. He thought the mode he had adopted the bete calculated to push the corn into the market. If the price were opt bluely to rise, the holders would naturally be desirous of getting rid if it; and if from the state of the season at the end of June the price of t orn aopeared likely to reach 80s. he was satisfied they who'd be equally anxious to sell before the snivel of that period. Abets the ports could open, and they einild find their damaged wain put in competition with foreign corn of a superior quality. 1 be amendment was then uegatived without a division, sod the Bill raised. TTE OF SUPPLY.—GRANT TO MR. MADAM. he CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the order of the day for the House resolving itself into a Committee of sup_ply. The Speaker having left the Chair ; The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, he wished to earl the attention of the Howie to a subject which was not entirely res art unknown to it—he meant the grant which he had to propose to Mr. M 'Adam. It was not his intention to pass any eticomium on the rturits of that individual, but no person could be ignorant that the advantages derived from his skill and abilities bad been MN, coosiderable. In the year 1819 a Committee had sat upon the tat-tm ke trusts, when the important services rendered by Mr. 91*Adam had been brought urder their consideration. At that period the representation of the Postmasters General had induced 'Ooveinment to adsance the sum of 2,0001. to that gentleman, prin cipally as a recompense for the expenditure incurred by bins in his undertakings connected with the Post-office department. The recommended the grant of a still further sum; and, in consequence, in the year 1890, a further sum of 2,090/. was voted for the same purpose. A fresh application was made in 182x' on behalf of Mr. M"Adam, on the ground of the great public advan tage derived from his exertions in road making; and that lie him. rift had received no reniunerction adequate to his efforts. It was urged cn the Treasury to take his case into consider ation, with a view to further remuneration. He (the Chan. cella of the Exchequer) confessed he had not entertained Mat proposition in the manner that Mr. M'Adam and his friends taught have desired. Macy objections could be stated to grants of this description, and ne was free to admit that they ought eat to be made without due consideration. He was individually inclined to be stingy in cases of this kind, because the resources of coastry were to be husbanded, and not lavished upon unworthy objects or without dee consideration. The Committee which had Sat In 1813 gave utterance to their recommendation in the strongest fawns .it was possible to use. lie should not trouble the House illth reading the Reprrt of that Committee, but it certainly con- Mimed evidence of a description calculated so establish just grounds fur a further grant to Mr. &Adam. The Committee was a large woe, composed of Members from every part of the country, and therefore there could exist no individual or party feeling on the sub. The Committee was certainly composed of persons comp'. mot to give a sound opinion upon the subject. tinder those cit. caoritancem. he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) had concurred in the proposition of the Committee to apply to Parliament for a fur ther grant in behalf of Mr. M`Adain. The Committee had re. cram :tended 2,00 W. or 2,5001. as the amount of the grant. lie propose 2.000!. as the amount. He re peated, hewasW aware °over ment should not be too eager or hast y in grants of this de. ~moon, ahhough the original projectors of useful schemes were fnegonntly t he last persons who were benefited by the w ere of their own ingenuity. But though he was not forward in cases of %hit kind, he yet thought there existed exceptions to the regulation -be wished generally to observe. With regard to Mr. **Addmin. he dad not mean to say that that individual was in a state of poveetr, or that he bad derived no advantage from the consequence of his exertions. However, he was not aware of any solid objection which could be taken as sufficient to cause the Reuse tc tefuat the the twenty-One immediate' The Bill was then read e Mr.-HUSKISSON wot way of rider to the Bill, to other commodities, on a ce , mord to mention with resrm *thus of cora to 100,000 q the *nous! importation to t impracticable to do so. It tempt merchants and ott quttntity of grain which it scd it would be extremely *soaks within that specil k Km the exact number of Vie importation. Mr. CURTEN asked nun) whether the duty of eed imposed in this cnuntry Mr. BUSICISSON said Legirlature in Canada. Ls clause was then agr el. %1 .11.11/LEY tro as the duty on the sale of thet effect. Mr.BBIGHT supporte Mr. H. SUMNEIt wai ;. f _ • grant on the present occasion. On these grounds, he thought this case not undeserving the attention of the House. The Right Hon. Member concluded by moving a grant of 2,01101. to Mr. 31• Adam, on the ground of his important services with regard to the public roads. Mr. HUME was not disposed to deny the services of Mr. M'Adam, but he could not concur in the propriety of the present grant. He approved of the principles laid down by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with respect to the caution to be observed in grants of this nature, and be did not. consider the case of Mr. M'Adam one that should form an exception to the general rule.— Mr. M'Adam charged 5,0191. for 1 920 days' 'mime, dozing I which time he had, according to his (Mr. Hume's) information, been employed upon various other affairs. He wished that all the items of this expenditure were laid before the House. Passing the present grant would Le establishing a dangerous precedent, and he would call on the House not to agree to the grant without some better foundation or data to go on. He (Mr. Hume) was pre pared to say the invention was not originally Mr. fil'Ailam's ; fourteen years ago an individual named Leyster had acted on the sanie principle in road-making. Another individual, a Mr. Pattersnn, had constructed roads in Forfar on the same plan, and they could not be exceeded by any roads in excel lence. He would not concede the merit of the discovery to Mr. 3J'Aelarn, but was met , to Admit he had called public atten tion to it. He thought that Gentleman should be paid by the trustees of the numerous tuinpike trusts, and others that had em ployed hint, but he did not see what right the public at large had to be put to the expense of paying for surest extending front Carlton House to Hyde Park. The Hon. 31entber concluded by expressing his determination to take the sense of the Committee upon the subject, and thought if Ise were not supported by the Committee he would at least have the majority of the people of this country with him. Mr. N. CA IXERT and Mr. C. WILSON supported the vote. Sir M. CHOLMONDLEY observed, that the roads by which be came werelphe worst between London and York, and the iin provement of the roads he conceived to be an object of great jun prance. lie only wished to ask the Right Hon. the Chancellor lof the Exchequer whether Mr. M'Adam had already received 4,000/. of the public money ? If he bad, he thought he was not entitled to receive more. Sir T. BA R I NO—lt had been stated that this was a most dan gerous precedent, and that as such the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Hume) mentioned his intention to oppose the grant ; but the Him. Gentleman wet Lot aware, that instead of this being the instituting l a bad precedent, it was no less than the twenty.eighth instance cf such grants being made by the House. A grant of 1,2901. was made to a person in 1803 for the invention of the life boat. To Dr. [Jenner there was granted no less a sun: than 30,7001. He con [ mired Dr. Jenner's case to be very similar to that of Mr. M'Adani. (A laugh.) Dr. Jenner was neither the inventor nor the discoverer of the art introduced by him, but lie caused it to be generally adopted, and that was the merit of Mr. Al'Atlani. The way this question should be considered was this: had the roads for the last few years been improved or had they not ? If they had, then was it an advantage to the public ; and if so, did that advantage result to them through the instrumentality of Mr. sl'Adam 2 It' this should appear to be the ease, then he thought that gentleman was entitled to a public remuneration. It was clearly evident that the roads were considerably improved, and it was equally obvious that a ben e fit resulted to the public from that circumstance. The com munications between the different parts of the kingdom were AO great, that almost every article of consumption could be obtained in every place at the same price. In England there were about 60 millions of acres, and over them there were about 10,000 miles of road ; corn, meat, poultry, butter, and every oilier produce of the soil, were, by the facility of intercourse, rendered cheap ; whereas in Ireland, for want of good roads, corn sold at one place for double the price that it sold for at another. To whom then were the coun try indebted for these roads ? Could the Committee name any pee wit but Mr. M'Adam as the individual to whom they were thus indebted ? What did the Post-office say ? Mr. Johnson said that travelling all over England, wherever he saw persons employed by Mr. M'Adam, there he iovarisbly met with good roads. Then came the recommendation front the Treasury that this grant should be made. We then hail the testimony of the nobility and gentry of the country in favour of Mr. M'Adam's system, and finally came the Committee of the House of Commons, who reported equally favourable of it, and recommended that a remuneration should be made to the individual who introduced it. Before he sat down, he begged to ask the Hight Hon. the Chancellor of the Ex chequer whether he meant that this 2,0001. should be the only sum to be granted to Mr. M'Adam, or whether it was to be made ex clusive of the charges and expenses which that person was eutitlod to receive for the services he had reedered to the Post-office ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, that en answer to the Honourable Baronet, he begged to state thosetalligellffilir Mr. M'Adam had been employed by the Post-office, of amoseht was entitled to be paid his regular charges in the game any other person would be. This suns of 2,000/. was nM. 411 to be given to him on the ground of his services to the but upon the ground of the public good he had done. • Mr. H. SU3INER thought that there were but a very l portion of the public who were not convinced of the merit it M'Adam, but he de.tied that the invention was hie. ifs bid known it hintself for more than frO years. Mr. M'cldarn, bow ever, certainly had the merit of having persevered and impressed upon the public mind the propriety of adopting the system, and out of that system good had certainly ensued to the public ; and he did think that for that perseverance Mr. *Adam was en ti t l e d to a public reward. But he condemned the conduct of that gentleman' to bringing in his charges against the Post-office, after voluntarily undertaken to traverse the greater part of the kingdom, with a view, of course. to his own future advantage. But belong done so, he now demanded to be paid by the Post-office his charges for 400 days' travelling, besides expenses. He thought this was as unprincipled an attack upon the public purse as he had ever known. Mr. .M'Adam had already secured affluence to all his children by this system being adopted ; and he (Mr. H. S.) thought this was the amplest, the ttobleat, and the best reward that he could obtain, and a reward too obtained in the most legitimate way. It appeared by the returns which had been made by Mr. 31• Adam and his sons, that they altogether received no less a sum of the public money than 41.3001. within the period of five years ; he therefore conceived that 11IA L 3I'Adam had been 'dreamy most amply paid for any benefit 4ibich his exertions had rendered the *:,, PRICES (IF 11111TISII Bank Stock 2304 3 per Ceat. Red. 904 4 3 per Cent. Odic 91i 91 flute Aect. 914 91 34 per Cent. Red. New J per ('ent. 104 India Stock 2714 PRICES OF FOREMN Austrian Bonds (10 Ou. per .0 St.) 974_ Brazilian Bonds Ditto Scrip (1820 If pm Buenos Ayres Bonds 914 Colombian Bonds 874 Ditto Bonds (1024)09, Ditto Acct. Mt Danish Bonds Ditto Marks Ranco 102 Ditto Scrip (1825) 2, dis French Rentes 5 prl,t. WIC 30c. 102 f. 25c. (Ireek flmids 62 If Ditto Scrip (1820 541 44 54 din Ditto Acct. 5 di, Country. Mr. MABERLY was surprised that the Honourable Gentle man who bad just sat down had forgotton the evidence before the Committee. By that evidence it would appear that so far from Mr. 31-Adam pushing himself forward uncalled for, he was actually sent for by Lord Chichetter, and was employed by his Lordship on the part of the Post-other. The merit was certainly not io the knowing the system, fur the Honourable Member for Surrey had said that he knew of it for theta fifty years, and yet is the very county where that Gentleman resided there were worse rondo than in any other part of the kingdom. The question before the House was, whether it was expedient to remunerate Mr. Al• Adam or not ? H: cared not whether there was a precedent before them ; the expe diency of the present question was all that should guide hint. Mr. Y. PALMER spoke against the grant. There were better roads in the neighbourhood of Bedford than any ever made by Mr. Al`Adam, and yet that person was never known in that part of the country. Mr. 11. DAVIS spoke in support of the grant, and said that if Parliament were to make the grant, be on his honour believed that Mr. SPAdam would nut be 1,0001. in pocket. Sir E. KNATCHBULL did not think the services of Mr. M•Ailam were of such a nature as to entitle him to public remuue ration. Ile had already received 4,0001. of the public motley, and was now to have 2.0001. in addition ; and from the manner in which be understood the Ilonuunble Baronet's (Sir T. Baring) question to the Right Honourable the Chancellor of the Exchequer. he was afraid soeneting more wan intended to be asked for. If this were intended he should certainly oppose the present grant- Sir R. WILSON thought that whether Mr. hl'Adam was the inventor or not was immaterial ; he had greatly contributed to the benefit of the publ.c, and he ought therefore to be rewarded. ' Should this system be encouraged, a might be hoped that before many years we might have the old Roman way! revived in this country:, So far from the present grant being too much , he was o f opinion it was Inadequate to the merits of Mr, M Adam. Sir T. ACLAND supported the grant. It had been objected that Mr. M'Adam might have received money from the several trustees through worse districts he !ravelled ; but he was wisely advised by Lord Chichester not to take any money from the austere, and this advice was wisely taken. Mr.f.ISTCOLRT said he should not object to the present grime; brat he complained of the return made by Mr. Win. 51•Adaui to the House, in which that person had made a statement respecting the rrustees at Devizes, and whin he (Mr. Latcourt) thought was a most unnecessary, most unfair, most unjust, and most uncalled for statement, and he hoped the House would suspend their judgment respecting that trust, until they should have an opportunity to arsiva the statement which had been thus made. The question was now loudly called for, sod strangers were ordered to withdraw. Oa a division there appeared to be— for the grant . 83 Against it 27 Majority in favour of the grant --66 COUNTY COURTS' BILL. On the q uestion that the Report of the Com mittee on the Com pensation Clause in this hill be brought up. Lord AI, THORP shortly defended the claims of the officers to compensation. Mr. BRIttIIT declarei his intention tr oppose it, on the ground of the bad example it wild afford to the officers of all superior Courts, for there was not an of fi cer to any Court, who would not hereafter consider himself Stunted to compensation in similar cir cumstances. A MEMBER. whose name we could not obtain. said the feeling of the Committee was, that every claimant for compensation had as good title to his aituatiOli and its emoluments, an a man had to his freehold, because they had purchased these, with the under.. standing that the profits were unalterable. Mr. lii MC asked if t h ey were prepared to give compensation to every claimant for losses incurred under Bills brought into that House ? because neless they did so. it was en act of gross partiali•y to give It under that one. One of the greatest evils attendant upon the nintinistration of juatiee was, he thought, the !irking of offices; and he thought the House should at once pass a Resolution to pre vent such practises in future. That House had made great alters tions lately in amount of duties on various articles, and many manufeeturen who had embarked their capitals in speculation upon the faith of their continuance had been serious sufferers. Was the House prepared to gave compensation to them ? for unless they were they could not with consistency greet it to l o sers SWAT this Act. lie objected to the prieciple altoget her, and reall y believed the Noble Lord (Lord AlIllorP) would have thought of giving eons. peLastiun, b.a for the purpos: of gaining savour be the other COURSE OF EXCII) Amsterdam C. F. 12 2 Ditto at sight 11 19 Rotterdam ....2 U. 12 3 Antwerp 12 3 Ilatnburgb 24 U. 36 9 Altona 24 U. 36 10 Pettis, 3 days' sight 25 20 Ditto C. U. 23 45 Bourdeaux 25 45 Berlin , 7 0 Frank. on Alain Ea. 51.150 Patarsburg,l3, rble. 3 Us. Vi Vienna, effective fl. 2M. 9 54 Trieste ditto 9 54 Madrid 61 Cadiz.. 36 Bilbao 16 Barcelona 35 ieville 36 Gibraltar 31 N - -- IllE BiIITISII rnts! - House, and neutralising the opposition of one or two Noble Persons there whose interest would be affected. What a state were they arrived at when they were obliged to buy theconsent of noble pasting to a great public good. by such sacrifices as that. Sir F. OMMANNEY made some observations, but in so low a tone as to be inaudibile in the gallery. Sir J. p. GRANT did not give the compensation under any general principle, but under a principle of justice. When men had either purchased their situations. or devoted their lives and health to a certain duty, they were bound, he thought, to tetompense those men for the loss of such situations. Mr. BRIGHT explained. The Report was then agreed to without 'division, and it was ordered that it be an instruction to the Committee, that the Resolu tion be embodied in the Bill. IRISH PROVINCIAL BANKS. The (louse then resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House upon the Irish Provincial Bankers' Bill. The several clauses and amendments were agreed to, and the Report ordered to be received on Monday next. QUARANTINE LAWS. On the motion of Mr. C. GRANT the House resolved into a Committee on the Quarantine Laws. Mr..l. tIM ITH thought the present system of Quarantine was most absurd, but yet it ought to be fully investigated. It was full of anomalies and obscurity, but these should be pointed out. We should enter in•o th.. history of the plague, a d it quire into its cha racter. The question of contagion is a very doubtful one. It is understood that a physician of grt at eminence gave his opinion, that England was perfectly safe from plague for eight months during every year. No plague has appeared in England, Hol land, or France, fiar more than 100 yam. It is not IQ cotton, or woollen, or hair, or goods of any kind that the plague is brought, else it would have arrived in these countries frequently . during the period he had mentioned. Great difference of opinion existed among physicians, and the opinion of many eminent medical men had changed. It was the opinion of some who supported the doe. trine of contagion, that England was perfectly secure from the fo rages of the yellow fever. He (Mr. Smith) was in favour of an essential alteration in those laws, although lie desired to keep clear from giving any opinion on the question of contagion. Lord ALTHORP said, that as far as the Bill before the House went it had his cordial concurrence. Mr. HUSKISSON said it would be most agreeable to those holding official situations, if it could be decided that the Quaran tint Laws were unnecessary. !quell learning had been displayed on thin subject at both aides hi thought, however, there could be no chubt that plague had been infectious in some instances. In the face of the facts which were before the public, it was impos sible not to continue some system of precaution. If other countries should conclude that we were indifferent to the precautions taken by them, it would subject our commerce to a very severe affliction. Already several Governments in the Mecliteranean have ordered all British ships to be placed in quarantine conic from whence they may, which will be a great obstruction to our commerce. Under all the circumstances, he did not think the Government could relax the laws beyond what had been recommended by the Quarantine Com mittee. Though inconvenient in some instances, those laws must continue to be enforced. Mr. D. GILBERT agreed with the Right Hon. Gentleman, that plague was conveyed in many instances by contagion. He understood, however, that by subjecting goods to a very high temperature contagion could be destroyed. Mr. W. HORTON said he was in possession of papers which, in his opinion, actually demonstrated the existence of contagion, and which at a future period he meant to lay before the (louse. A Mr. ',inert. whose name we could not learn, referred to some facts which had come within his personal knowledge, and which went to rove that the plague was contagious. Mr. HUM L inquired whether the regulations adopted at Malta by Sir Thomas Maitland were continued ? Mr. W. HORTON replied, that a Board of Health watt vita blashed at Malta, and continued to act. After a few words from Mr. J. SMITH the clauses and amend ments were agreed to, and the House having resumed, the Report was ordered to be received on Monday. SALARIES OF TILE JUDGES. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER gave notice, that on Monday next he would move that the House should resolve itself into a Committee, to consider the 39th of the late King, which increased the salaries of the J udges: and his Majesty being aware of the object of the motion, recommended it to the consideration of the House. Mr. GOULBURN gave notice that he would move for the re mainder of the Irish Miscellanies on Friday, the 20th Mat. POOR RATES—LABOURERS. Mr. MONCK brought in his Bill to prevent the payment of farmers' labourers out of the poor rates, except in certain cases.— The Bill was road a first time, and ordered to be read a second time and printed. The other orders of the day were then disposed of and the (louse Adjourned to Monday next, at half-past One o'Clock. vrocKs YESTERIDA Y. India Bonds 71 68 Om Long Ann. 22 21 15-16 South Sea Stock 103} Ez.Biliclid.l,oo o / 69 20 52 pin Ditto, 501.53 50 52 pin Ditto, Small 53 50 52pm Lottery Ticket'', 191.10 i. ATOCKS YESTERDAY. Mexican Bonds 77i Ditto Acct. 771 4 Ditto Bonds BM) 871 Ditto Setip (1826) 11 4 dis ()kw Acct. 14 dis Neapoltan Bonds 921 1 Peruvian Bonds 794 Portuguese Bonds 914 1 1 1 Ditto Acct. 911 1 Prussian Bonds 1001 1 Ruvsian Bonds 931 4 1 Ditto Inscription 82 Exchange 131 Spanish Cons. 24 4 31 4 Ditto Acct. 241 4 Ditto Cool. (11P23) 181 Ditto Acct. .NOE YESTERDAY. Leghorn 49f Genoa 45 Venice 47 Malta 0 Naples 401 Palermo per (4. 122 Lisbon 514 °port o 614 Rio Janeir.. „Ai Bahia SO Dublin Cork BULLION, PER OZ. .C. P. 41. PortugalGoldincoinU U 0 Foreign Gold in bars 0 0 0 New Doubloon+•... 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 11J Silver in bars, stand U 6 1 PRICES OF SHARES YESTERDAY. It isEs. Share. Paid. Premium Ter Short. Anglo-Mexican £lOO 20 it, 7 Anglo-Chiliau lOO 4 24 i Brazilian lOO 5 9 Colombian lOO 6 21 22 Chilian and Peruvian 6 2i General filining Association lOO 5 910 94 Hibernian 5O 4 24 Pasco Peruvian lOO 5 10A 111 Potosi, La Pas, and Peruvian 50 5 5141641 54 43 A Royal Irish 1 9-16 14 dii Rio de la Plata lOO 6 II 12 Cnited filexiest) 4O 20 18 Ditto New 4O 10 204 20 21 Welch Iruu and Coal 25 10 14 lUi 115511liVie 1: COMPANIES. Alliance British and Foreign lOO 10 0 Ditto NI at iue lOO 5 14 • Guardian .. ... lOO 10 94 10 4 MISCELLANEOUS. British Iron Company l9O 5 14 Bristol Ship Canal I 4 dis British Rock aid Salt Cont 6O 5 par 41 01 Brunswick and Nava Scotia 5O 3 14 Equitable Loan Bank 5O 1 i General .team Navigation lOO 6 3 Sib.Joint.StockßankingCom — 4dis Honduras Company lOO a Imperial Plate Glass lOO 2 i I Imperial Diatillsty • 6O 6 Idi London Brick Company 6O 1 Mexican Company lOO 10rdi. e Pearl Fiyhery (Wallow) 25 2 3 121 131 j Provincial Busk of Ireland lOO 5 4344 34 1 Patent Bricks SO 2 4 j Peruvian lOO 6 4011 s .. Pearl and Coral Fishery 4O 4 24 Rio dela Plata Agitc.Company 100 5 it I !loyal Stannary 5 It 4 dis • United Pacific Association • 50 3 1 dis i•Vat India Compan4. lOO 5 14 die ENGLISH OPERA 110 SE. MR. MATHEWS AT (HOME, This Even'og, SATURDAY, May 14, and on Idondaya, Thursdays, and Saturdays, during' the Month *Tway. AIR. MA THEWS' MEMORNNIMAI-110 4 )K. of Pecullatitiss, Characters, and Mann. rs, collected during ble various Tops. Soros--'• Memoranda In Confus'nu Night Coach"- "Rubbles: a capital So: K -" Salting Match*- - Old and New Tirnos"—" Oak., DOWIPITOOL" PART Mootipolylosue. to be galled Tilt CROWN INx DANGER. Doors °pep at Seven; the Performance to enrnmenee at light. Carrion. —The new lentsetalament will not be printed; and oil ngi protesting to eentrun aot7 parts of It are gross Impositions and "ads on the Puolic. ... • • y , _;, Vr, V --•" DRURT-LANE , 7'IIPATRE. This Evening. SATURDAY. War 14. will be performed DEB rnEISCIII; l'Z. Damper. Mr. Horn: Ado Oh. Mr. .Cnte: Bern hard, Mr. Bedford: Hermit, Mr. Sheriff: Kilian, HT. 1 "". 4;nid. don; nose, Miu l'ovey. After which • new Pastoral Ballet, called THE IIUSSIONOL ; Or. TUE BIRD IN THE BUSH. D. Prinmpal Characters by Mr. and Airs. Noble, dte. To eonclude with MONSIEUR TONS N. To Xing. Mr. Browne; Monsieur Ilorbleu, Mr. Gatti.. On Monday, Faustus, and Simpson and Co. COVE NT-GA It 1.)IN E .47'11 r. Thas Etvnlng , BATURTHE IDAY. May 14, will be performed IRON CHEST. Sir Edward Mortimer. Mr. Young: V 1 Word. Mr. Cooper; Adam Whiterton, Mr. Fawcett; Samson Itawbuld. Mr. Keeley. Helen. Wet Foote; Barbara, Mee M. Tree. After which, LOFTY PROJrCTSe Ver ; Or, sati ß le. MnYstes , ATS IN AN ATTIC. Mr. Valentin To conclude with ANIMAL MAONEI ISM. Marquis de Laney, Sir. Cooper; Doctor, Mr. W. Ferree; La Fleur, Mr. Fawcett. Lisette. Mrs. Glbbr. I(AYMARKKT THEATRE:. This Evening. SA rITRD AV, Mae 14. will be performed DOG DAYS IN BOND STREET. Mr. Tresylian, Mr. Williams; Fred•ffieJt Fleshly, Mr. Vining: Aar. nab, Buz. Mr. J. Russel: • Squeezecrab, Mr. Wilkinson ; Dick D imit y , Mr. W. West. Rosamond, Mrs. Davison. After which, TRIFICLATION ; or, UNWELCOME VISITORS. Tlaa Principal Characters by Messrs. Dowton, and Raymond; Mesdames Davison and Oliver. To conclude with THE AGREEABLE SURPRISE. Lingo, Mr. J. Russell; Cowslip, Mrr. Ilumby. On Monday, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Intrigue, and Tekell. Tiote The Bairttii PRESS commenced publishing yesterday mowing at live o'clock. LONDON, SATURDAY. MAY 14, 182 S. The Paris Papers of Wednesday arrived last night. The consideration of the items of the Budget of 1826 was ' continued in the Chamber of Deputies. Among those which were discussed on Tuesday was the charge of the Department of Ecclesiastical Affairs and Public Instruc tion. The whole sum required was 52 millions of francs. On bringing forward this article of the Budget, the Bishop of HEalioMOM.ta addressed the Chamber, in a long speech, on the excellence of Christianity in com parison with all other religions that have prevailed in the world. "Without Christianity," said his Excellency, 1" there can be no true liberty. When mankind was immersed in the darkness of Paganism, there were no institutions for the protection of the human race. Their common condition was slavery, and freedom was the lot of but a few. . I am not aware that any ancient pagan legislator ever conceived the design of allying the liberty of all with the happiness of all. To Christianity alone be longs the glory of baying given at the same time more stability to the government and more freedom to the people." From these considerations his Excellency de duced the necessity of giving the Catholic Church in ' France more support than it at present receives from the State. He calculated that 50,000 ministers were requisite to disseminate the Word of God, whereas there are but 35,000, most of whom are aged and infirm. Instead of 40,000 churches, which would be hardly sufficient for the Catholic population, there were only 29,000, of which number about 4,000 were vacant. After a few observa tions from several Deputies, in approbation of the senti ments expressed by the Bishop of Memo Potts, the Ecclesiastical Budget was agreed to. The news from Greece in these Papers is very contra dictory, and would of itself be entitled to very little credit. By an official despatch, however, which we publish in another column, it will be seen that the Egyptian troops landed at Motion have certainly been defeated in a san guinary engagement near Navarin, on the 27th of March. 3,000 were killed or made prisoners. There is evidently no foundation fur the report that Patras has been relieved. The ti toile speaks of the increasing importance of the trade with Egypt, and announces the formation of a Joint Stock Company for carrying on the commercial intercourse between France and that. country. [From the 3foniteur of Wednesday.—Non-official Part.l Paws. MAY 10. ST. CLOUD, MAY 10.—This evening there was a grand dinner in the King's apartments. Their Royal Highnesses Prince Maxi. milian of Sixon7, the Princess Amelia his daughter, and the Prince Royal of Saxony, dined with his Majesty. On Thursday the King will come to Paris to preside in the Coun. cis of Ministers. to receive the Foreign Ministers, and the Duke of Northumberland, Ambassador Extraordinary from his Britannic Majesty. [From the Etuik, dated Timidly.] PARIS, MAT 11. The President of the Board of Trade said last Saturday, in the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies, " New roads are opened to us to countries which are destined for a long time to come to exchange productions which we want for the productions of our arts ; suc cessful trials have already been made by our merchants; let us leave to their activity the care of carrying Mena farther, and to the wisdom of the King to protect and encourage their enterprises." These words were hardly uttered when they were confirmed by a very remarkable fact. One of the principal conitnercial houses in Paris explained in a Prospectus. which has just been communicated to us, the great advantages which France must in future derive from its intercourse with Egypt, the importance of which is con siderably increased since that province of the Ottoman empire is placed under the authority of the nacho who now governs it. This increased importance is especially owing to the cultivation of ' cotton (long wool), which, though but just introduced into that c ountry. already prospers to such a degree that the finest American cottons can scarcely compete with that with which we are now sup. plied by Egypt. These advantages seem to us to be fully proved by the writing which we have before us ; the object of it is to pro pose the formation at Paris of a Joint-stock Society, to be called ele Egyptian Company, specially .destined to carry on the cool. metre of France with that country. Our monied men and manufacturers will doubtless be eager to take part in an enterprise which must extend our commerce, by giving greater prosperity to our manufactures; and for these ' reasons we consider it as one of those attempts which merit en. eouragement. FRENCH Fuslns.—Panis, MAT 11.—Five per Cents. lalf. ' 70z. Neapolitan, 91f. 10e. Spanish Bonds, 18f. (For the end of the month.) Five per Cents. 10If. 85c. Three per Cents. 75f. 10e. 'Si. (The latest price of this Stock is not quoted.)—Eroile. The internal condition of Spain appears, if possible, to be growing worse since the retirement of the French army. The Priests are working upon the furious bigotry of the besotted populace, and frtsh persecutions are undertaken against all those who arc suspected of being friendly to Con stitutional views. The great object with the clergy is to ef fect the restoration of the Inquisition, the fittest instrument for maintaining and consolidating their power. With that design they Are now straining every nerve to raise a spirit of discontent and insurrection, in order to demonstrate the insufficiency of the existing authority for the suppression of the Constitutionalists. The Courrier Francais has an nounced the first step towards the accomplishment of this purpose, by the establishment of an Apostolic Junta at Bar celona, composed of three Dominican Friars, for the in vestigation and canonical punishment of all offences for merly cognisable by the Holy Office. The following picture of Spain, copied from a German Paper received yesterday, is, we fear, not liable to the charge of ex aggeration : In Catalonia there are again many indications of dangerous in trigues, especially in the mountains, where the violent party has many adherents, and where it now indulges its passions *about restraint, since the departure of the French garrison from Cardona, which kept all that country in cheek. As long, howerer, as a considerable French garrison remains in Barcelona, there can be tie rest Mterruption so tranquillity in Catalonia, as the Governor will of course organise moveable columns to restore order, to which he is said to be authorised in case of need. In Arragon there are fresh symptoms of fermentation ; and apprehensions are still en. tertained for that province. In general the internal situation of Spain is very critical. The Apostolit Junta must have given its agents new instructions to work on the loser orders, for they again preach against the traitors who desire a representative Government., two Chambers, and a general amnesty ; all which, it is added, are ' devilish plans, which can be kept down only by restoring the Holy Some misapprehension has taken place, we believe, with respect to the last statement we published of the terms of the forthcoming Spanish Loan. Wheu we said , `,. that Got iHARD'S 14 , ..1 , 1 was to be repaid out of the pro. crests, we did nut intend it to be understood that the whole of that loan would be repaid. As a transaction ee ne ho td by FERDIN•ND in the plenitude of his Royal authority, the Spanish Government have no intention of interfering with the great mass of that debt ; but there is a part of it standing iu a different situation from the rest, and that part will be repaid in the same manner as the debt of the Cbrtes ; that is to say, the bond-holders will be allowed to subscribe their bonds towards the New Loan as cash. Th e fact of the pending negociation, we find, is now generally admitted in the quarters where it was but lately st ect i y denied ; but it is said the New Loan will not, indeed ougllt not to be succ:ssful. We are quite agreed in reprobatin g the principle of composition on which it will be founded, a n d we have already expressed our opinion that its success will be extremely hazardous, if the rate of composition should be unreasonably low. God forbid that we should be con sidered the advocates of this or any other measure of Fla. JUNAND ' S absolute reign. We have simply stated the facts, in order that the bend-holders may be prepared for the offers that will be made to them, and very speedily too. As the day approaches for discussing the principle of tie Catholic Relief Bill in the House of Lords, morepeti, tions are presented relative to that important question every evening. In number and weight the majority is de cidedly adverse to the measure before Parliament. Lord 1101.1.'11in, last night, took occasion to justify th e d ame . ter of the House of Commons, as being substantially the representative of the political sentiments of the people. We believe there is no doubt of the fact, that the House of Commons does fully speak the voice of the British public generally on the great questions that are debated in Parlia ment. But undoubtedly there have been times when the judgment of the House of Commons has not been in agree ment with popular feeling, and it is right that this should be so. The Government of this country is not essentially demo cratical. The momentary frenzy of the populace cannot subvert the legislation which has been slowly matured by the wisely-balanced powers of the Constitution. But if the House of Commons in this instance did accurately re present the sentiments of the people generally with regard to the Catholic question, it certainly does not follow that the will of the House of Commons should become the law of the land. A Bill passed by the Lower House of Par liament is not therefore more a law than it was when leave was originally given to have it introduced. Nor if both Houses had passed it, would it be one jot more a law until the Roy al Assent had rendered it one. We hays been induced to make these observations, not with re ference to the measure now before Parliament, but merely to counteract the pernicious and unconstitutional opinion 'by which the functions of the House of Lords would be reduced to the simple act of registering the laws passed by the Commons. The business in the House of Commons last night was not very important. The Warehoused Corn Bill was read a third time, and passed after a little discussion ; and 'a grant of 2,0001. was voted in a Committee of Supply to Mr. M'Adam, for his services in improving the public roads. The vote did not pass without opposition. On the division the numbers were, 89 against 27. CITY, FRIDAY Eveztze. The storm that prevailed on the Stock Exchange has gradually subsided into a calm, and business is going on very smoothly. The transactions of this morning were without interest, and very limited in extent. Consols were a shr.de lower than the quotations of yes terday : for Money, they were done at 914 1, land for the Account at 91t The Securities in the Foreign Market were languid, with the ex ception of those connected with South America, which steadily bore 'Wednesday's prices : Colombian Bonds being done at 80 f, and Mexican Scrip discount. Greek Bonds were 32i, and the Scrip fa4l discount. Danish Scrip wu done at 24 discount, and . Brazillian Scrip 14 1 premium. The Spanish Bolds of 1621 were 231 4, and those of 1823, 104 19. The Bargains in the Share Market were comparatively unimpor tant. The General Mining Shares were done at 94 10, Pasco-Peru vian at 11, and the New Potosi at 64 ; which are the only quota tions we can give, as the prices in others were merely nominal.' Sugar was sold in Alincing.lane this morning at full is. per cwt. advance, and the sales in that article were large. Coffee still coo tinues depressed. The Duke of York and the Duchess of Gloucester visited his Majesty yesterday. Yesterday morning the Duke of York presided at a meet ing holden at Almack's rooms, for the purpose of raising a fund for the rebuildinv of St. George's Hospital. A meeting of the Lords of the Council was held on Thursday morning at the Council Office, Whitehall. Mr. Secretary Canning is expected to return to Glouces ter Lodge in a short time. We understand there is no foundation for the report that the Earl of Annesley was seriously indisposed at his seat at Castle Wellati. His Lordship is at . present in good health. M. Monwfiore, Esq., the brother-in-law of Mr. Roths child, arrived yesterday morning from Paris, where he kit Mr. R. and his lady in good health. They are expected in town on Monday next. The venerable Bishop of Durham, we are happy to fin I by letters from Northing, continues to receive great benefit from the air of that place. We have already stated that Dr. Burgess, the Bishop of St. David's, is to be the new Bishop of Salisbury, in the room of the late Dr. Fisher, deceased ; and that Dr. Jen kinson, who is Dean of Worcester, is to be the new Bishop of St. David's. We understand he will also have the Prebendal Stall of Durham, which is to be resigned by Dr. Burgess. Dr. Hook, one of the Prebendaries of Witt cheater, is, we understand, to be the new Dean of Wor cester, and Dr. Hook to give up his Stall at Winchester. Mr. Greene, one of the representatives in Parliament for Lancaster, has announced his intention of not offering himself as a candidate for that honour, upon the ensuing dissolution of Parliament.—Tharsday's Liverpool Paper. An accident has happ :net] to the Count:de Survilliers (Jo seph Bon part%) IL sapetr that the horses harnessed to his carriage having •akeu fright, he was thrown out, and received several s.v.re wounds. His life is despaired of.— A numerous and respectable meeting of the Scotch Pres byterian Congregations in London in Connection with the Established Church of Scotland, was held last evening at the London Coffee-house, when a Petition in favour o Catholic Emancipation was voted unanimously , with the exception of a single voice. —(See Advertisernent.) — Thi s Petition will express tho sentiments of five numerous con gregations, of which, we understand, the Scotch Presbytery consists. CH rt o trilte.—The 3001. annual prize. appropri ated by the Lends of the Admiralty for the besechronotnettr, after one M year's trial at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich. has just bee' assigned to r. R. Widenhant, of East.street, Red Lion.square. whose time-piece only varied else seeondleighty-four hundredt hs of time within the year, mean variation, according to the table of rates, computed by the Astronomer-Royal from actual obserratioo. an extraordinary perfection even in this era of the attrancernent of the mechanical arts, and which is due to the skill and persereranc: of a young artist of unusual scientific attainments. There see thirty chronometers by the most eminent manufacturers put le fa tins prize at the Royal Observatory. At the Admiralty Sessions holden at the Old Bailey, in February last, two seamen, Hugh [luting% and Alexander kin hug, were capitally convicted of Piracy, but their Counsel pit Broderick), having suggested a legal objection as to the form or the indictment, the point was reserved for the opinion of the Judges Those learned persons having come to a decision unfavourable to the prisoners, an adjourned Sessions was yesterday held at the Old Bailey. solely . for the purpose of 'fording an opportunity to the Court to give judgment in this case, when Lord Stowell (the Jude of the Admiralty) passed the awful sentence of death upon the Fn. goners in a very solemn and impressive manner. ■ •<.