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ST. PATIUCrS DINNER. Tile Anniversary of St. Patrick was yesterday celebrated at the Frantasons"favern, Great I)unit-street. The presidency of the Duke of York attracted a wore than usually numerous and splendid asenblage. At a few minutes past six o'clock. the large hall of the VfOtlßSl43,,."frivern was thronged with the English and Irish 'aprons of this admirable Institution. Ihe Duke of Von IL took the chair at the appointed hour. His Or ice was supported on the ri, ht by the Marquis of Downshire, and on the li ft by the Duke of 'Wellington. Lord Palmerston, I OLI fi. Reminci, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right j Pon. Mr.V. Ffegerald, Sir John Doyle. Mr. Wellesley, M.P. fn. hortou . id the tesuval with their presence. Mr. Owen, of Lanark, j leas a o present. Mr. t a ring arrved a little before seven o'clock, after the ceinpaoy had rat down to dinner. The Right lion. Gende. man was li/chatted with the wannest demonstration of respect. lie wi s loudly cheered as he walked up the hall. He was then led by the stewards to a seat on the left of the Duke of Wellington. Dania thane a band attended, which played several Irish airs in tit course of the evening. On the reineval of the cloth, the musical gentlemen, Messrs. 'Webb, Taylor, Smith, Rt., who mustered in a strong body on the occasion, gave " Non nobis Doinine" in a finely.impriasive style. The Duke of YOaa then mgt.—The first toast, Gentlemen, which I shall propose is, "The King; " and lam happy to arrow. parry it with the announcement, that his Majesty gives his usual annual dancian of lII' guineas to the support of this Institution.— i (I. isid applause.) The Klee," three times three. "The Royal Family." " The Fiat I of IN master and the Navy of England." The D,.ke of WELLINOTON next proposed " The Earl of lister and the Army of England," three times three. This toast rev ived with land and long.continued applause. the Duke of Vows rose, and spoke to the following effect : Gentlemen, I feel highly gratified by the manner in which my health has been received by the present company, and I am the more gratified on account of the association of my name with the army of England. Allow me to maim you also that I take a very i lively interest in the success of this Institution ; and that towards the country of wirli its members are composed I cherish a warm diction and regard._ (Cheers.) Although I have never had the pleasure of fishily/ Gat country myself, yet, as head of the army for many years, I have ha I frequent opportunities of personal ob.. serration of their conduct, and have heard of it from others in com. man ; and I as happy te bear testimony that, in discipline and in.. velour, they yield so none, and that they have greatly contributed tip horour and soolfate of the empire. (Loud cheers.) With ion of these sentiments, which are those I sincerely snintiV ill lowards Inland, I beg leave again to return my best dans, foe the gratifying manner in which my health has been Telnived. (Loud applause.) 4 * The Benevolent Society of St. Patrick."—Tune, " Patrick's Day." Mr:Wenn sung a favourite Irish comic song, which was warmly applauded by the company. fix chltdrempemported by the Institution were then introduced. The Stewing Tea the way, followed by the girls of the establish ment ; der them came the boys—and the whole passed in review before his Royal Highness and the distinguished guests around him. The appearadee of the children was extremely pleasing: they were Cleanly attireel, and their orderly and decorous d e me a n o r produced a very strong and tarourable seaution on the minds of the M eeting. "The Mother of St. Patrick." The Duke of VOUS next proposed the health of the Duke of Wellington, as an illustrious individual belonging to Ireland, and d person in whom he recognised an old friend. (Applause.) The Duke of WELLINGTON rose.—Gentlemen, this is not the that time in which an opportunity has been afforded me of express ing the grateful sense I entertained for the cordial reception I have met amongst you. On ninny occasions have I before expressed to you the thankfulness I felt for the honour you had done me in ap pointing not a l'in-Prestdeet of this Institution, and in placing my Ana among.. the standing toasts of this Society. On no occasion, Worm have 1 felt such satisfaction and F ide as on the present, wham th.l illustrious individual who presides over your festival this day. me. Inuit* whole auspices those exertions of mine were tints directed, excited, and encouraged, which attracted your no tice. and which induced you to theta ate worthy of being iw pointedyour Vice•Ptesident, and of my name being placed ea the list of flw otandiwg room of your boeicq. (Applause.) " Mr. J. Ninth mod rho Landon Cosninierne" Ms. pin two. Miff. rossissui thinks on the poste tba Lodes Com. antes. One pod allot bad Mon created by the CIARWMIS of that Etwoadttte, iuderstabat .of di. relirf which it anninatered to the,; Row.olintatt fadiansa. (Hear, haw.) ha exertions had sunfunty of cultivating sod increasing thempathy et a people who had already waived so much. ( sy ('heers.) Ho that incessant sympathy was an omen tl at the day onus dadtlidridiatant when the people of Ireland should enjoy ail the WPM. and and advantages which the people of this country pos.. armed (applause). The Irish people had deserved well of this country—they were always found foremost in the career of glory ; and in illus:ration of this assertion he nenl only allude to an dila tant, baboon present, who had so elevated the character of that earwig • to use • rid tar expression, he had made every English /Ma and every Irishman " two inches talc: than he was before." Beim, he concluded, he begged leave to propose, as a debt of gra titude to Mr. Wellesley, who had distinguished himself by very otalous exertions is the Committee, and who now advsweageously presided over a wry beneficial bethinks for the promotion of in t uatt7 %mimes( the bumbler clairsituf the Irish people. es The health of rte. Wellesley " • Mr. We 1. tesirr returned thanks. He felt that it was a duty that he owed us the tinnily to which he had the honour to belong, to spare no ex.rrlon or labour that he could devote to the service nil interests of Ireland. 1). Da t h of Is tf, to lot le ced " The Marquis of Hastings, and the Anent contributors to this In aim: ion." " The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland." (Loud cheers.) The Duke of WieLLI NUTON iaturne4 thanks on she part of the Marquis Wellesley, and assured tho company that no person felt a deeper anxiety to promote the welfare of the institution, or spirants the intarress of Ireland, than the Noble Lord, whose health they had so warmly received. " The Marquis of Downshire. The Marquis of Dow nation returned thanks. He was happy at seeing so illustrious a member of the Royal Family pre vent as he now had the honour to address. lle wan glad to see his protection extended to the present Institution; and telt happy at thesemiments of regard which his Royal Highness was pleased to express towards Ireland that evening. Hitherto Ireland had been as it were under a cloud. A new era, he hoped, had arisen, and ere bug it raipht be expected to see her inn different state and rendition from that to which she had been hitherto doomed. (Hear, bear.) The Noble Lord dwelt upon the advantages of education to the humbler chigoes, and wished to see in every pariah of Ireland the moral instruction of the people promoted. It only wanted the cord" I cautions of the higher classes, nir their benefit, to make them fapp►, for the people of Ireland were naturally grateful and airecissiate. The Doke of Vona next begged to propose the health of a Minister, which he was sure would be cordially received, as be was one of their countrymen, and was distinguished by his attach ment to Ire'snd, and a.. 1 to promote its inseams. " Mr. Canning." This toast was received with loud and continued cheering by the comyany As soon as the applause hard somewhat subsided. Mr. CAI:111SW roar—•• Dentieuten, 1 ass afraid I want words—l am sure I want voice—to express, in adequate terms, the sense of Finitude I feel for the very flimetiog manner in which you have bea pleased to melee try health. This hi not my first appearance at •h. annual celebration of this festival; but I may truly say, th tvf tile niativ occasions on ahi h 1 have been present, this is toe one which &fords me most delight. From the collected scene around me, and from the sentiment. which in the course of this evening I hove beard, in nty mind the present mewing presents the most eh eedug auspices for the future prosperity of Ireland. (Amigos, ) Wm surely tto light omen of that prosperity to see Fete the illustrious individual who presides over your festival this day, and to have baud the ecnt•inents of all.ction and r•eard which he has expreetal towards Ireland. There is no person— lam sure there is no Iriehenan.....who Aimed those sentiments, and the tone and manner in which they were delivered, who could have doubted their sincerity, or who mar not have ben convinced, in his own mild, that they came front the heart. (Cheers.) We have beard two authoritle. tSis evening (each melt respectable), ex. pressing_ ale confidence. they entertatiel in the prospect of the incrats prosperity of Ireland. The one, en Honourable Gentle man (Mr. Smith) who had asidressed the,u, and whose benevolent ay.rtions were well known and appreciated. The other, a Nolgs Peer (the Marquis of Downshire), who illustrated the nubility tit his birth by the anxiety he evinced to remit!. benefits /ad services to the lowly and humble ot his countrymen. (Cheers.) That Noble bard stated his imprmaion-1 believe a well-founded o`i —.l a a brighter day was dawning upon Iceland. (A pplauite.) 1, a no. $ OD e'eemosyntuy benevolence- " which hleasat hint that gimes wallas hint that tato S, ' that, relanl ought in futureto look; but there appears to me to have been laid of late, and particularly w thin the last year, the tottnelstino of a secure and permanent prosperity for that country. (CI eery.) The stream of British capital has set towards Ireland, and although the stream of bene volence may be more gratifying, the other is more permanent and aytaln; besides, It not only invigorates the country into which it has flowed, hut returns to invigorate that country also from which it has ems must, Ike the b'co I that circulates at the extremities, ani returns to reanimate and fo vo the heart. (bond cheers.) The Duke of Fon a begged to oWer to the attention of the com pany the health of another Minister, who, although he was not an ■ Intonaq, was warmly rttaclud to that country, and watchful cf its • rantatereets. las the "The Chancellor of the Exchequer." The Citaucsmi.oa of the EXCHEUUER, after the warm de. rronsiettiots of respect with which his health was received had subsimii, rose and sail—Permit me, tientlensen, to express the Frattileves.n I feel at Ending my name thus honourably mentioned, in a o - oupany where I am surrounded by men distinguished for great whoa, for public service, and re.pected for p.ivate virtue. I should be glad to kn ur of hat stuff thct man's breast must be composed, who could witness without being elated such a scene as the protein. Here every angry passion is stifled, the jarring contention of party and politics set as rest, and - the only emulation is, who shall ' via contribute to promote the benevolent efforts of the Institution. lor my own part, I shall feel proud and happy, if in the situation which l tare the honour to hold it has been thought that I have born duly attentive to the interests of Ireland. Although lam 'oat an Irishmon, yet I lila:, I am not so degenerate an Eng lishman as not so feel a deep anxiety for the voclfAre of Ireland, Ind a strong conviction that the prosperity of England is inscper eblr aith the prosperity of my brethren in Ireland. (Loud die, re.) The Rg t Ito Gentleman concluded by as ll+ log the company, in a strain of animated eloquence, of the at. tendon be should be ever ready to pay to whatever coneemed the welfare of Ireland, and the int erest he should continue to take in the success of the present Institution. The health of Sir John Doyle, of the Vice-Presidents, the ,Stewards, the Ladies who contributed to the Institution, and others complimentary masts, were given in the course of the even ing, for which thanks were respectfully returned. Mr. Webb, Mr. Smith, and Mr. Taylor, sang various comic songs and glees. " Relieve me if all these endearing young charms" was given with the most impressive tenderness and effect ; it was warmly encored. e should not omit to mention the humorous ar .1 not inappropriate manner in which :he toastmaster gave the health of the Duke of Wellington. Instead oldie usual phrase, " three time* three," he substituted, "Make ready, pie_ sent. lire." The rei ort of the Charity was read in the course of the evening, which gave the must flstterirg account of the puisperous state of the list, to tiom The stint collected in the mom, inclusive of donations, he. amounted to 12771. Amongst the principal donors were—llia 31ajesty lint guineas ; the Duke of 1 ork, 59 guineas additional; the Ihtke of Buckingham, lito guineas; the Duke of ill'ellington, gutnens; the 31arquis of Downshire, 50 guineas; Earl Fitz aihli hot, :3 guineas, &c. The Duke of York looked in excellent health, and conversed most affably in the course of the evening with those around him. Ilia Royal Highness retired a few minutes after ten o'clock; when Mr. I.'.a.n,h.g and moat of the company withdrew. The umor patio% however, induced not a few to remain, and to honour, in plenteous libations, the memory of the Saint whew anniversary they had assembled to commemorate. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. PARIS -PAPERS. Yesterday we received the Paris Papers of Monday and the Etuiie of Tuesday. They contain nothing of in terest. On 31onday the Roars dosed at Paris at IoOf. 90c. ; Scrip, ; Bs.nk Stock. 1.77 a. Neapolitan, Mi. Spanish, 21. Exchange-- One month, 231. 33c. ; duce months, 23f. 41le. PARIS MARCH 13. AFFAIR OF COCNT STACKPOoLE. On Saturday an interlocutory judgment ram pronounced in this lung litigated ease, which terminated as follows : .• Scemg that from the present it is sufficiently proved that Count Starkpoles, Tripiers's client, will be dctlnitwely . constituted the r debtor of conbiderable sums, as well t o w ar d s Dun's client es to wards those of Ilennequin ; that the process which has been liti gated for a considerable number of years belief the Caurts of Great Britain, cannot fail to give rise to long discussions, and that it is the duty of the Judges to great a provision proportioned to the rights of the parties ; The Court ordains, that as to the merits, the cause shall remain on the roll, and sentences Count Stackpoole, by right course of law, to pay to 'W its. Stackpoole, Wiim. Berry Stackpoule, Mr. Furoell, Mr. harsh, and 31r. Roche, the sum of 75,001.11. each, to be de. ducted two) the sums which shall be proved to be due to them. Costs net yet decided. (From the ConstitmtionNeLl Sroc not.st, FEll. 24. The Count Lowenhjelm sets out st the end of this week for Constantinopir, to reside there as our Ambassador. It is reported that M. de Gabriac, first Secretary of Embassy at ;Madrid, has been appointed Ambassador to oar Court by the King of France. IF:street from the ladiectear of Bordeaux.l MAPRID, MARCH 4. Nothing new in politics ; the rumour of an early change of Mi. Miters, loudly called for by the theocratic party, continues to be circulated ; but, on the other hand, it npprars that the Chatgrs d'Affaires of the Powers exerciroing some influence at Court, insist upon the maintenance of the individual, who have the management of Rifkin. It is added, that the Spani,h Ambassador at the Court of Russia, is to supersede the Count of Ofalia as Minister of State ; and that, until his arrival, M. Cosa will be entrusted, ad interim, with the direction of this department ; that all the Ministers who supported the party of the (.:amatilla, were to be turned out, with the exception M that of the marine t in short, that this measure would be the cons eq uence of the resignation they had tendered, and which the King declined accepting, when the late changes in the C.auncil of Castile took pima. Time only will Inform us of the Vof credit these rumours deserve. ein° has arrived at Madrid, and bad an audience of his Ma jesty. It is still reported that he refuses returning in his canonicals, and that he prefers serving as a brigadier. [From the Journal des Dcbuts.l OPENHAOIN, MARCH 2. It is now certain that Monsieur De Biome, his Majesty's Minister at St. Petersburgh, has declined accepting the Foreign Affair Department he has requested to be continued in his present 'mania'. It is reported that nobody will succeed the late M. de Ro e 'tramz in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and that a Director will have the charge of this department. [Front the CtviArAcr l'rancuis.l MADRID, MARCH 1. It appears that all the Lieutenant-Colonels who are in Spain have received orders from the :Minister of %Far to return to France, with the skeletons of their regiments, which are already an their way to France, in order to incorporate the soldiers proceeding from new levies. SETTLERS AT THE CAPE. The Committee for the relief of the Cape of Good Hope Settlers, have published a statement of the situation of those unfortunate individuals on whose behalf the benevo lence of the public is solicited. We can assure our traders that it is not possible fur us to recommend a stronger case to their consideration ; and when we consider that the British public is appealed to on behalf of their poor industrious countrymen, who were induced to emigrate to a foreign settlement, where all their hopes have been blasted, we are quite sure that the Committee will, ere long, receive the means of administering effectual relief. The subscription list already contains some very liberal donations. Some notion may be formed of the extreme distress of the ill-fated settlers, from the following statement, which is extracted from the Report of the Cape Town Committee:— " Vow may see the fingers which only moved to paint for the eye, or to charm the ear, now tying up cattle, or stopping the gap of their enclosure ;—lernaleson chum, in England, the wind was scarcely allowed to blow, exposed to sll the rage of the pitiless storm --mothers. with large families, who used to have • servant for each child, without an individual to assist them in the drudgery of the house, the labours of the dairy, or the care of the children ; families, who formerly were used to sleep on down, aid, scarcely a sufficient number of boards, or enough straw to keep them from an earthen Ave;—young females possessed of every accomplishment, reduced to teed a few cows, perhaps the sac depetilence of the fainily ;—men, who have had the rank of Captains and Paymasters of 'heartily, driving waggons, without shoes or stocking." LADY 11. STANHOPE. 'From the Baltimore Morning Chrookk of Feb. 13.] Lady Hester Stanhope frequently arrests our attention, when we look over tiles of English newspapers. The biography of this lady would exhibit as wonderful s phe nomenon as any character of the present age, Bonaparte himself not excepted. She is related to the late Lord Chatham, and nieco of William Pitt, late Prime Minister of England. What should induce this lady, living in the full blaze of English fashion, to turn her back for ever on the tomb of her illustrious parent, and all the splendors of the crowded metropolis, her friends and connections, re nounce the religion of ier ancestors, and become the chief of a wandering horde of Arabs, amongst whom she lives at the present day ? What secret impelling motive could have accomplished in a female mind such a wonderful re volution? All travellers, who have been admitted to an interview with this lady, describe her as happy and con tented, without the slightest thought or wish to return to her native land. The mind of man has been called by some writer a microcosm—a little world of itself; and in truth an it is. There is no wonder in physical nature, no' prodigy in creation, so astonishing ! Could our intellects, our reasoning faculties, be embodied into some tangible or visible shape, and preserved in a museum, our friend Peale might shut up his cabinet, splendid and magnificent as it is, and seek some other employment. SECOND DAY.—Mon. SUCCESS AT IlAzsans.—No. 12.299, drawn yesterday a Prize of A 1,0001., of sold in Shares by Ilazanl and Co., who also sold two Prizes of 211,01101. the first day of drawing; viz. 3,t113 and 10,141:1, both in Shares, making three out of the four prises of 20,UOUL already drawn in the present Lottery. FORTUNE'S FROLIC ON ST. PATRICK'S DAT.—The Ticket No. 5,299, • hich had been drawn a Blank on she first day of the present Lottery, was re-drawn yesterday, and became a Peic, of 20,24 NA.; we believe there are few of our rq.dere who would grumble at such Blanks as thew. The Ticket was shared by Nish; and we hope in honour of the day, and the circumstance attending ire drawing, that some of the Shares have been sent to the Sister Kingdv.n. Sti w 'cll.—A small vessel, between fort 7 and fifty tons burden, was even to go down near Blackwater, County Wel ford, in the gale on Thursday morning. The violence of the tale was extreme, and no assistance could poaibly be offered. lin , fortunately all the persons on board perished. Another vessel. about the same size, was seen in distress the some morning off the Salteee, and it is supposed met the same fate.—Lintcrirk OtAserrer. Ev.' is ASSl2l:3.—The Rev. J. O'Shannessy r. T. Haydn l and Wm. Glynn.—This trial took place at Ennis before a most respectable Itpecial Jury, on Wednesday last. Sergea-n befroy was the presiding Jury.—lt was an action against the proprietor of a despicable party journal, the E..t.otistg Mail, for a libel on the character of the plaintiff; who is a Catholic clergyman of greet re. speetability. The libel put bluphetnuus words into the mouth of the plaintiff; insinuated disloyalty, and said that it could verify the fart upon oath.—Se grant Lefroy having charged the Jury, in a (leaf and impartial manner, they retired for about twenty minutes, and brought in a verdict for the plaintitl—Daniages 1501., and costs. We will now proceed to condense the leading parts of the evidence contained in this Report, which cannot fail to carry the reader's mind to the momentous conclusions to be de ducell from it. The first witness examined by the Committee is John Martineau, a witness practically master of the sub ject, and qualified by the soundness of his judgment to follow out the effect of the existing laws to the full extent of their consequences. The first point of examination re- later to the operation of the statute under which certain tools and machines are forbidden to be exported under heavy penalties. Mr. Martineau is asked— HIM much machinery, that you might but for the law have been taking orders for, been made in foreign part* ?—lt has either been made in foreign parts, or the parties ordering it have been under the necessity of giving up the idea of erecting it, or it has been manufactured by those who may be less scrupulous than ourselves in exporting prohibited machinery. Has It not also been made by Kilian being sent from this coun try ; part of the machinery being made here and sent abroad, and artisans employed there to knish it I—That has frequently been the case ; the castings for it have been seat from this country in such a shape, that it would be impossible for an o ffi cer of the Customs to detect for what purpose they were intended • and afterwards the machine has been finished in France, or any ot her country to which it was sent. Have not some manufactories been established in foreign coun tries, for the purpose amiable machines and tools what the laws forbid you to export P—Marry manufactories have lately been estab lished, and more particularly in France ; and no doubt one of their objects was to manufacture those machines. the sapersatios of which from this country is prohibited • but they likewise manufac ture various machines, which are notepeohibitW to be mated bum this country. Are not those manufactories, or many of them, conducted by Englishmen P—l believe almost catirely; the three principal me nutectorics at Paris are conducted by Englishmen, viz. :—The works at Chsrenton, by Mr. bfanby ; those at Chaillot, by Mr. Edwards ; and a third, by a Mr. Steele. In the event of the laws ressiaimbeg as they now are, would fo reign nations in Europe soon be able to supply themselves, and America also, with that machinery and those tools which our laws prohibit the exportation of I.—Ccriatitly, f the laps reirwis as repealed and strictly adlicral to, that mast Necessarily bc the case. Do you think that if the trade were free, English engineers would supply die greater ~art of the world with tools and machin. ery ?—I Ita;„; ao d odd but that they would. ('an you este any reasons for binning that opinion?—My tra sons for it principally consist in the natural advantages that Eng land p . thusfrom the circumstance of the iroustane and coal being variab y found in the same spot, and affording a " m means of manufacturing iron at a cheap rate; the talent and inge nuity of the workmen ; the immense spare capital we have in this country ; the circumstance of our canals and railroads already es. tablished enabling us to bring the raw material from the interior of the country at a very low rate: it would of course take a consider able time before France, or any other country, could possess any of these advantages, even those which cannot be considered as pe• collar (oly. to us, such as canals and raikoads. Is not the effect of the law now in existence, to compel factories of that kind to be established in Francs, which otherwise would not be established there ?—C'crtiririly, J consider it to have that (rect. The result of Mr. Martineau 's evidence on this bead goes most clearly to prove, that by this ill-judged prohibi tion we deprive our own countrymen of a most profitable branch of manufacture, and not only give it to, but force it on foreign countries! The benefits arising from our native skill aml our local advantages, are nut merely transferred to foreigners, but transferred to them with a want of common caution that is quite remarkable, since the expor tation of such articles as a screw, or caps and dies, is pro hibited, while there is no prohibition against sending out the machine by which they may be made ! Mr. Alex ander Galloway, when examined on this head, very pointedly developer the absurdity of this most ill-advised and careless interdict ;—" In making large saw-mills," says he, " I have, in many instances, been compelled to, for gel that there existed such a mechanical power or instru ment as A SCREW, and have been obliged to resort to wedges and other means of effecting the same end, that a screw would more cleverly effect, merely for the purpose of not subjecting the whole of the machinery to seizure !" But the machine that makes the screw is permitted to be ex ported ?—Certainly ; 1 hare seen many machine: for generating screws; the fact is, I can send a screwing machine into France, by which I can make any French ploughmaa. in a week, use and make any quantity of screws ; but if an Erghish labourer were to gene rate those screws here by the same machine, they would not be al lowed to be exported ; it seems to be as Act &version:4 contrived to injure British workmen, trillions remitting any service to this reentry. lips such machinery as you have declined taking orders for, been made in foreign parts ?—A etmoiderablil quantity; I received an order for making a number of hydro-meets/Pineal prase, for France, and, upon inquiry at the Custom-house, I wits told that thry would not be permitted to go, because they were iceptible of being used in the cotton and woollen manufactur its of Great Britain; thesanw rea soning remold hare prohihited the hatelul, trifle hansmer,or rheum; they arc all capable of being used in such manufactolics. Rutseveral foreigners have very properly said, •• You must, Mr. Galloway, if you snake the machines, shipiheni; 'we will n take the teapot's*. bdity of getting them out of England... It *III appcario the Cone 'niece, that it cannot be worth the attention of any engineer, to re. ceive as extensive order, and them to run any hazard of having it left upon his hands, by the prohibitory laws ; and on that ground many 'valuable orders have been refuse d . Machines have been ex portal from remote parts of the country, where the article has never appeared before at their Custom-houses ; while is the metro puha it has been prohibited. I received a considerable order for hutting mills, and also for the rollers only ; I flailed it impussibk to get them oat, gaud thcrlarc refitted melt valsoubk order. flea not the effect of the laws been to fore France and other countries to establish the manufactides to make those articles that mi g ht have been made by the people of England ?—They have ow wilt emotive brat to et eoictiw thernsr, es what we denkd them. Is it your opinion that the effect of the laws against the exporta tion of British machinery has been to produce a perfection in those branches in France ?-1 think the operation of those It:es has made France a perfect nweliatticel rival to Ss, and that weowe that rivalry totally to the existence of those haws. D,srs it sot appear a matt, of very considerable importance. • • considering the state of perfection to which machinery has arrived lin France, capable, perhaps, of supplying other parts of the world, that our law should be so amended us to enable its to obtain a market of other punts the world us well as hissed-1 think so; I ant quite satisfied that in most machines that even France is convenuuit with manufacturing, we are in a condition, from a combination of circumstances, to ander:vs k them as to prier, and to execute such orders With much greater despatch than they can do, besides the advantage of ettixg oar maehtneryjlrst introduced into those countries, which afterwards could not be easily displaced, either by France or any other country, if we get the start of our rivals. Mitre not the manufactures of machinery in France conducted by Err,„l.4hrners —A great many of the moat comaiderable nisnufac. tones in the neighbourhood of Paris are conducted by English. men ; at Chsillot, at Charenton. and several en the banks of the Se ne, where from 1,000 to 1,200 engineers are employed ; and I I have no doubt that in Paris alone there is from 3,000 to 1,000 working engineers. You have said that you have reason to believe that those manufac tories have been established mainly in consequence of the laws in England prohibiting the exportation of machines ?-IFholiy, ix my opinion. %Will you state what is your opinion as to the probability of France being able, if those laws should continue with us, of soon FIRST REPORT i opplying all South America. and that past of the world, with 1 EPOIII THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON ARTISANS ' what machine 7 re C. 141614 supply T—l do not think France would AND fiIACTIINERY. be in a condition, with reference to her present situation, for any eonfilderable foreign supply, for five or six years ; but after The Select Committee appoir7ll7inquire into the state of the that period, I think s h e ould be g idle adeqrtote to citrate Law in the United Kingdom, and its consequence s , respecting Amiga oetices. All the machines generating in Franca ens Artisans leaving the Kingdo m, : and residing abroad ; also, into brace all the most recent improvements, as to accuracy lad the state of the Law, and its consequences, ing the ex- durability, trhich have characterised , perhaps, the last Mow ponation of Tools and Machinery ; and int r =state of the years of England—they are beginning where we have lea wIL— Law, and its effects, so far as relates to the Combination of All their founts for machinery, that used to be made in wed at Workmen, and others, to raise wages, or to regulate their wages , now fabricated in iron ; and con' sequently they are giving a degree and hours of working. . of durability ...41 correctness to a great portion of their mschisuy which is not I.ossefsed, even now, by many manufacturers in this ' "ountry. I stn quite persuaded stow that orders monk' be sent to . This Report will be read everywhere with the deepest ErigbutdAr nmehilwry fr”ns Fraser, more than equal to all that interest, not merely as it tends to demonstrate the wretched impoliey of the existing laws as they respect the artisan and s o i ," . .l, l4 :„„'"V t ;a t c" . "'Pl ha. of . all'a t 'A' at (hie titer: i n fact , an manufacturer, but as it illustrates the manifold ill-conse- misted of articles frof m t e t!. o vtl i t i f e „ lni oc rotixpentef of and neveret :r e l i r but us i e t d ens2 l; quences that have long arisen to the commercial interests wder. It has been an iovariable rule amine, never to f luke any . snide that could not be fairly and honourably mowed to be ex. of this kingdom, from that vicious intermeddling with the free..om of trade, by which successive Acts of Parliament P' n ed• have for ages weighed down the spirit and industry of the I It is impossible to plitre in a stronger light the very serious evils which here aris e f r om the well-intentio ne d but lois mercantile classes, anal made war at once upon the wealth of the State and the liberty of the subject. I directed efforts of I. iovri nment. It is of the most urgent • iniportance that these prohibitory statutes, which ate It tilt be laid down as a fundamental axiom of political found productive of such pernicious effect, should be in justicet Governtnent ought at no time, nor in any man- . scantly repealed, at a crisis when the South American in ner, to interfere with the natural right of any individual to market opens such a wide world of profit to the sup e ri o rity employ his industry in the hest ntanner he is uhk for his own' .of our mechanism. We must not wait till B r iti s h s kill i s L..ellit. 'l'hc statutes which prohibit artisans from leaving , superseded by the inferior machinery, which th e isere.uit, the kingdom, are in direct violation of this axiom, and ought never to have existed. Another fundamental axiom lof the South American capitalist will compel th em to rt e I cei ese prohib ve from France and other countri et es, in conipt nee of is this that erery was lou a just right either to stipulate thitory statutes, which exclude us from their &wit ;hull Ise the reward of his labour or to rrliise to give fleefruits oit. The combination laws, which our manufac- market of supply. We shall, in our next, go on to the second head of exa turinfg wor k men now seek to repeal, were enacted in utter mination, which respects the operati o n of the 9th Geo. I. defiance of this principle, and have been as destructive in their operation as they were disgraceful in their origin. We C. 27, which makes it penal for artificers to l e ave the king will here make one observation—and we are zatisfied that I "tnni and punishes with fine and Imprisonment any one all political and commercial experience will verify it—that who shall seduce an artisan to settle abroad. every law, which has not its basis in justice, will always be found not only injurious to the public 'welfare in its re suit, but subversive of the real .interesls of the selfish and shOrt-sighttd contrivers ef.it. it iitiftfileinos.wisat such a law is meant to effect, and what is intended to be its object, the consequene.a will be the same: if it begins in evil, in evil it will end. FORLWN WOOL AND WOOLLEN TRADE. A numerous rand highly re meeting of persons in trrested In tha Woollen l'esde, wwwwided yesterday, at the London rrawans, snee of advertisinnwee, W consider what steps Men necessary to be taken to induce the Government to grant them some indulgeneiss in the proposed alteration of the laws relative to the in.portation offoreign wool. At one o'clock J. litscitorr, Esq. was celled to the Chair, Mr. Maitland being disabled front attending. The CHAIRMAN then suggested that it would be necessary, to enable the Meeting to understand the ground on which they stood, that they should be put in possession of what had transpired at the interview that the deputation of the body representing their interests had had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer ; he therefore pro posed that 3lr. Riley, who was the organ of that deputation, should communicate the circumstances to the Meeting. Mr. RILEY a-xotdingly read the following report:— " The Committee of holders of foreihm wool, duty paid, ap pointed at a Meeting held at the White Bear, Ilasinghallaweet, on Thursday, the 11th of Much, 1i124, Report--That they waited on the Right Honourable the Chancellor of the Exchequer, on Monday last, atuside4 by T. Wilson, Esq. 31. P., Hart Davis, Esq. M.P., and Joseph Cripps, Esq. M.P., who very ably advo cated their claims for a return of 3d. per pound, on the stock of foreign wool unbroken, in the hands of the importer, stealer, mer chant, and manufacturer, a/herds/sr the duty on the importation is reduced to one penny per pound, and they are sorry to say they could get no assurance that such • measure would be conceded to them. The Committee therefore are of opinion, that another effort should be made by an urine of all classes interested in the trade, and they do not despair of the Chancellor agreeing to their proposals." _ _ (Signed, at the request of the Committee.) "J. RILEY." The reading of this report having been concluded, thcresolutions were moved by Mr. SuErraan, and seconded by Mr. HEATH (for which see advertisement.) Mr. BULLER moved a votc of thanks to the Chairman, and the Meetila u turned, when the Committee immediately proceeded to their SHIPPING INTEbLIGENCE. CUSTOM-HOUSE, MARce 17. ENTERED INWARD/. Active, Charlton (F. Williams, broker), from °abate and Society Islands. Mary Jane, M'Cormick (Home), from Cape of Good Hope. Reliance, Smith (Pedder), from Bordeaux. Mars, Bishop Arnold,() from Cape of Good Hope. Trial, Harvey (Masson and Co.). from Jamaica. Caroline, Ilutdis (Gooch), from Havannah, Jane, M'Clure (Hopkins), front Charleston. Dove, Patterson (Pine), from Madam. Maria. Hibbing (Rogers), from Altea. Rover, Cook (Lamb); from Rotterdam. !lope, Knowles (Cue), froth Dunkirk. Spring Grove, Rice (Boulcott), from the South Sea Fishery. 7 ry-tor-it, EtlaLres (Williams), from Calais. Bramin, Rawson (14 Rau froptSautandsr. Robert nd Mary', Fox ( Cue), hum Ostend. Lottery, Gaston (Cue), from Dunkirk. Petrel, Atkins (Sniffs), from Dunkirk. Juno, Blackburn W. Hawkins), from Oporto. Hobert Edwards, Sherburne (Hopkins & Co.), from Charleston. FROM LLOYD'S LIST. The following letter has been received at Lloyd's • Admiralty Office, March 16. " Sir—ln reference to my letter ef the 24th of last month, re. sparing the convoy to Gibraltar, I am commanded by my Lords Conimunioners of the Admiralty, to acquaint you that no ship baring appeared for convoy, his Majesty's sloop Pandora has been ordered to sail front Falmouth ; but if their Lordships are informed at any future iirne that any number of ships are collected, • ship of ' war will be sent to convoy them. " I am, &c. (Signed) " JOHN BARROW. " To the Chairman of the Committee for Managing the Affairsat Lloyd's." FALYOUTiI, 31ARCII 15.—Arrived the Champion of Wales, Mormon, from London . • Belina, Wildgoose, from ditto, for De. ruerara Sisters, Bishop, from ditto, for Naples, with loss of bulwarks. Sailed several coasters bound round land. PLY mourn, Al ARCH 11..—The French brig Josephine, Du Brawn, which put in here in distr.:a, from Dunkirk for St. Übe", is under repair. The French sloop William, after having been repaired, has taken her cargo of tin ore on board again, and will won be ready to proceed fur Rouen. The frig, Bindle, from Charente for Loadun, is under repairs in 'laminae. Cowes, klancu 16.—Came into harbour, the Prince of Orange transport, to be docked." PORTIMOUTII. Matsui 16.—Sailed hi" Majesty's ship Glon-1 rester, for Chatham. Arrived from the Downs the Spanish Pa. mot, Rugg, for Cadiz ; Richardson, Dickenson, for Leghorn ; Priscilla, - klUis, for Brest ; Sarah, Raw, for New Providence ; and Sir Henry Stanhope, Euson, for St. Michael's. DEAL, 3IAVICH 16.—Arrived, and remain, the Mary, Rees, 1 from St. John's, New Brunswick. Came down from the river, and remain, the Old Maid Tully, for Sierra Leone; and Eanock, Con nell, for Dominica. Two of his Majesty's stearn.packets have anchored in the Downs from the Northward. The Eagle, of Scarbm', Batty, from Rio Janeiro to Hamburg'', has passed at the ; back of the Goodwin Sands. LIVERPOOL, MARCH IS—Arrived. the William Wise, Win. der, from Demerara; the 'f honirs, Fowler, the David, Shaw, and the Adeline, Martin, from Savannah; the Ann, Read, from Charleston, and the Thorn, —, from Demerara. 111 AV ES EX IN Al ARC II l&.—Arrived the Active, Charlowi, from the South Seas ; Spring Grove, Rice, from ditto; Jane, M'Clure, from Charleston ; Robert Edwards, Sherburne, from ditto ; Caro. line, Hobbs, from Havre • Itramin Rawson, traps Santander; Lusitania, Landon, from New Sou th Wales ; Maria, Ilibbtos, from Altea ; male, Chapman, from Charente •' Trial, Harvey, Jamaica • Reliance, Smith, from Bordeaux ; Agnes, Stewart, from Lis bon. Sailed, Ptiesde, Bishop, for Tobago ; Dundee, Duncan, fur Davis's Strait,; Melantho, Baynton, for Hon. dusts. The Agnes, Reid, for Liverpool, has been condemned at Deme rara, having sprung a leak. Extract of a letter from Captain Ilorawell, of the Churchill, dated Lisbon. Feb. 19th :—" I arrived here yesterday in a tremor dour gale of wind ; left Naples tlOth Jan. ' • have had a succession of gales of wind ever since ; such weather I never experienced ; nearly the whole of our bulwarks and staunchions washed away, boat stove in pieces, and the deck completely steeps. I hoped to get to England to repair, but thefe of Thursday last drove me so near the shore, that I was obli to come in, and it was a miracle we got in sate; the sea e over our mast; I lashed myself •o the brlo, and the crew took to the rigging; several vessels ran on shore on the opposite side of the bay, to save their lives; Oiw brig. belonging to Genoa, with twenty-six hands on board, came fur the bar just before me; every man was washed overboard, soil the vessel went to pieces in a few minutes. Only one schooner, belonging to Dartmouth, and the Churchill, succeeded in getting into this place." A letter from Captain Welbank, of the Potion, dated Oct. 11, mentions his safe arrival at Calcutta, without any notice of having been on shore. KENT SPRING ASSIZES. M %rumour, Maisrat 16. ThCLa..t Anises for this county comineaced bete tckelay. The' Lord Chief Baron presided on the Civil side. and the 800. Ms. Justice Best on the Crown side. la both Courts the bestow IN comparatively light for this county. There Wan 17 yee:B r iesx. down, Which produced a n en t r y o f 21 causes. The dm contains ISt commitments. On the Crown side was no trial of &mild interm to-day. The only calks worth lociatiershig on the Civil side *err the following:— GILLOW W. 17111.416111'. This was an attire for penalties on the (iamc Laws, fbi lreepiag and using sporting dogs without qualifiesiion, and also oftpeoisig hares for see. The declaration contained 22 counts, and the plain tiff went for eleven pima/lid. Mr. Mmtaiavr, Mr. GITRVEY. and Mt. Anotiiiis were for the Plaintiff; and Mr. Sergeant Tftwor and Mr. for the Defri..lant. The plaintif was stated to be a gentkman litlng in Ai tale of Thanes. and the defendant a dog-breaker, residing et Sao, in the sante island. The defendant had formerly been huntsman to COL ii3TTalt. it was proved, that on the rith of November, the 13d aad tlth of January last, respectively, he was seen courting *ith grey: hounds at different placed in the isle o. Thanet • but there wan no proof that on any o f th o s e d a y s b e h a d h a d any stietedi. Os the nth of January it was proved that he ILI /den with time beam M his possession, which he had killed. It appeared on sous-etatnlnation, that do Mat at thine itglektsla he was in company with gentlemen who were qualified to kikelall• and had been invited to accompany thee% oe account of WO den M a huntsman and dog trainer; he hal i te taken out a giumg HOMO& Mr. Richard Hill, of Chastity ei wee the phietit's ea: tomey. Mr. Sergeant Taint went to the Jeff , tat the Wet at'ftfll ow. and commented on the motive of the action, and the aaMaet . the professional gentleman who had conducted diicratati and oeseeeded that there was no case foe a verdict against the defeadatit. The Jury, under the Learned Judge's di* foetid tbdt verdict for the plaintiff' for one penalty of tl. only: rectio , v1:1.1.5 v. mot; troffff. ' This was an action on the 55th Geo. 111. to tektite ilwaidties against the defendant, as an oversees, for supplying the poor tithe parish of eranbourne wit'., butcher's meat, fa' his own prate; and while in office. Mr. AltoLptics and Mr. Anna Fax cennitteted thts pidatiff's case, and Mr. lien NEI/ the detendsoet. It appeared in evidence that the defendant had been in oft, um years, as °emcee of Cfsnbourate, and during that time *aria hie business of a biotite, supplied the workhouse with meat fee* in main, and was paid the amount. It au augsstad that ais COO Occasion he had gent part o f the carcase of s f, which bad been premstbrely killed in cousequenee of LUsraae, but ad* than Isar no distinct proof. For the defence, the wily point Wien wet, that as theft VW an assistant ovenieer in the perish, who rece ived a salmi for hie trouble, and as the latter had ordered the meat of tbadetendesn,tlll. ease was Mit within the statute. The LORD CHIEr B.taow wag of °Onion able the Me ate clearly within the Act ; but said he would reserve die pedeklif defendaru's Counsel had any confidence In ft. The Jury were &meted to find far the plabidir fa nee ploolty of 111f1. Twistivroe V. Locaut. This *as an action by the Hon. Mr. Wm. 'NM* Terfeiceda, son of Lord :say-and.:ele, to mover lel., morn/ bad sad toedvod by the defendant to the plaintiff's use Mr. Man IlbraTT and Mr. BENEISS conducted the plebaddrs ease; and Mr. ADOLPHUS the defendant's It appeared in evidence titre the defendant, a glialekapei, had sold the plaintiff a pointer dog, at the price of 101. which was paid ! upon an understanding that the dog was a good pointer. Upon trial the animal was found &Relent in every requisite of sport , tog dog ; it woul I , not point, nor back his every dogs. At the end of three necks lee was returned to the defendant, who sent two I other dogs to the plaintiff, in the hope that he might salt himself ; but without success. Th e money paid of the defendant was ?re quested to be returned, and he promised to repay it, dedneeltie eapenses, which the plaintiff' agreed * snow ; sad, bj Mt Wal ker, at length agreed to' tak: five guineas, if paid by a given time. The defendant was unable to perform his • t Mate ap pointed time, and this action was t Af d edliniand. r ADOLPH 11 vs, in • energetis aidßati to that there was no ere mode oat mint Ms peer Al te irotid ea be ruined, whatever might be the remit oftlscaililw The Jury, underthe Learned Judge's dirndls% band their M. , dip for the plaintiff--damages M. ss. POLICE. fIUILLPHALit. Mr. William Robson, a lity.salesman in Smithfield wilellet4 appeared yesterday before Sir lic ore*, eat.- to emus W an information charging him with having sold a laid of Nom I I defiriewt in weight. An information fur Mt same draw ante me for hefting last week, but wall then quashed, the Immingham *4O stated to be hay, while the evidence proved it te be dower. • I.EI, the Solicitor for the curoplainant,new termed it dove hay, at.d no objection was taken to that definition. From the evidence it appeared, that Mr. Atkins, a mt.-keeper in Rupert street, Goodman 's-fields, bought the load of doves of Mr. Robson, in Smithfield market, on the 4th instant, and upon its being sent biome, weighed a erase or two, sad dedieg than B ess e trl the prescribed weight, seat for the clerk of Smithfield market, to conic and perform his duty as hay-weigher. This, however, ho refused to do till he had dined, and Mr. Atkins, in eseetiquencr, thought it best to avail himself of the option given him by Me statute, by calling in the assistance of the deputy-clerk of Whitt chape: market, who ascertained that there war an excess of mba. in I four trusses that three were of the proper vfeW; and drat the re maining twente-nine were from 110. to 'Abe. .1; and the wtokr deficiency was Mr. Robson said, it was Impossible for Wenn= to weigh all the hay and straw sent to them for sale. If be were convicted, and paid the penalty to-clay, he would ultimately reto v e r ever y farthing from the fanner far whom he sold the hay, and wbe war 'done blameable. Ile however thought, that, considering the lots of weight that might occur from change of weather and handling, this was not a case which called for the infliction of the highest penalty, as the average deficiency was only something better than ' 2lbs. per trues. The Magistrate convicted him in the penalty of lia. id. ores truss, automating to& 12s. SU. and 12s. costs. SPARRING. We have not witnaned, or many years. ad brilliant an assem blage, as that which took place yesterday at the Fives Couft. • Omit men, in any way, always attract • anal Englishmen are good models in most ways. Langan, one of models, did, for hie friend Rey nolds, draw a crowded court. The talent of Reynold s , annher Irishman, who will giveaway six pounds to any man is Oir world, and go to the scr a t c h, was an a ddi t i ona l excitement, ki opposition to a learned Judge's address upon a late occasion, Dukes, Lords, some of the best of the gallant commanders at the' memorable battle of Waterloo, were present, )I. P.'s were in the retail line, and country get tlemen were scarcely noticed. This assemblage was an honourable tribute to gymnastics. The great treat was the set-to between Langan and Itcyr.olda, and it sauteed' much amusement, and wan called for again. Reynolds was shaken enough by his repeated (acorn 'nth a star of Willowy liko Langan, and politely declined, and asked the intercession of friends to a brave man, The seta.to, previously and anbsequently to this, were mere nothingness; and it was to be regretted that public men, in their hue. were absent. Of those present, two or three had colds upon them ; ole or two raxtrauttrd lameness, and the others were cot raised lest Spring or Langan should mouut the stage. The Joha hull lighter,Joeh., was also an absentee hut the death of a near relation prevented his appearance in public, and that was very properly attributed to the manly feelieg which he peaseeses. Re)- nolds returned thanks, turd was received with loud aceitunatlors. - - EC/ E• E D WEI N. -ThEER men fought at Mothey on Tuesday, and Mier a manly contest for an hour and seven mi nutes, dining which twenty-one rounds weee fought, Martin was declared the winner. It was 3to ♦ against Martin on entering the ring, which in the second round was increased• to 10 to 1 ; but be proved himself • good man, changed the adds the other way, ar.d won cleverly. CORN EXCRANGR, MMICH 17. 17' Sunderland . . 2 Scotch Coal - II Sit K v cns.—This useful and respectable body of, Tradesmen held a public meeting in the parish church o(&. Matthew, Bethnal-green, on Tuesday, for the purpose of taking into consideration the proposedmeasure of' the Right Honourable the Chencellor of the Exchequer, relative to the repeal of the Pro. hihitory haws regarding the Importation of Foreign %Fraught Silks.—At the lowest computation live thousand persons were under the roof, exclusive of the multitude in the spacious church. yard—Mr. Cooper was railed to the Chair.—Mr. John !.archer addressed the meeting on the ruinous consequences of repealing the prohibitory laws.—Mr. Ready followed to the same effixt, and suggested that a committee should be immediately formed, who should be deputed to wait on Honourable Membent at their own houses; he was convinced that more good would be effected by these interviews, than by going to Parliament in the brat instance. Several other persons addressed the meeting, when the following were, after considerable discussion, appointed to form a t'ommittee, viz.—Messrs. John Poynter, John !Wale , * John Ready, Mennen, William Wallace, and Thomas Renew.—Thanks were 111611 IVA Thlt THIS PAY AT WNDON-BRi then wined to the Chainu:ta, and the mer.Mg quietly dispersed. I klerning. ; tine. after t I Afternoon, 26 nun. aft: DIED. There was a pretty gond supply of Wheat this ing ; whet little that wan fine went off slowly on much the same terms as on :Monday. For middling and inferior qualities it was difficult to find any buyers. We had a fair supply of Barley, for which (herr were but few buyers, and a decline of Is. per quarter must be mated from :Monday's currency. The arrival of oats was extensive, and ve►y little program was made in wiles, although rather lower prices were submitted to than on :Monday. In Beans and Peas very little doing, and prices on the decline. COAL 31 ARKET, 31ostcrt 17. Ships a t Market. Ships sold. Price. 411 i /Scramle . 31st . 31s tid to 40s. 3d. 13 -32 s Od to 41s. 9d. -30 s Od to 31s. Od. ACClTENT.—Yeaterdav, as Mr. M c Queen, M.P. Iva , riding with his servant to the Law Life Assurance Office. Lincoln's Inn fields, to attend his duty u one of ths Direc tors, on turning into the court yard to front of the house. *be set-vanes horse slipped down and threw his rider, by which th - servant had his leg unfortunately broken. Medkal assistance was instantly rendered, and proper care taken of him. MARRIED. March IS, at Csnewdon Church, Mr. J. Hill. of Spigal-svare, to Mazy Ann, daughter of Wm. Mew, Eq. of Apses - Hall, Essex. At Madras, on the fith of October last, Edwasd Richard Sulli van, Esq., aged 32, third son of the late Sir Michaud Joseph Sullivan, Bari. Oa Wednesday se`nnight, 51 r. Winghatn, Steward to Sir I%edingfield. Ills death was occasioned by bring shot by a spring gun. March 11, aged 17, C. Robinson, late Midshipman on Majesty's ship Tribune, and son of Captain G. Robinson, it Ricirmt in thy Ir•; bil.ith:* . 1 . 1.•••••= tll► Itx 1. • . i