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TAISTRESS in SPITA LFIELDS,--At MEETING _1.5 of the COMMITTEE, bald In the Vestry Room, Spite& fields, May 31. 181111; %V ILLIAM HALE, Esq., in the Chair. The Committee beg to inform the Public, that the liberal con tributions lately made to their fund have enabled them to make a trifling addition to the reduced allowance which they have hitherto paid to the distressed Weavers for the last few weeks; but, even with that addition, it will barely provide what Ii absolutely re quired for their subsistence, while the amount of distress continues almost undiminished. Amman before advertised - £22.676 0 4 - 6 d- The young-Lakin at Miss IBy Messrs. Remington &WC°. fiisbernea,Wesderreethl2 R. C. • . . 2 2 From II NIP Savants 10s. 6d. IBy Meagre. Smith, PaYort-a ii. M. A. R. . 1 111 A. E. per linuverie and Co. 1 I A. R. and M. R. . ,1 d Miss Mary Law . 0 10 By the Love Bishop of Chester. By Messrs. Curries and Co. Theßev.Win.CausWilson 1 0 Mr. Sam. - I 1 By Messrs. Barnett and Ce. By Mes-m. Grote and Co. The Rev. Dr. Maltby - 3 3 Mrs. Mary Ashley, Epsom 3 0 By Meters. Hanka and CO. The Hen. Miss Plcytteil 20 0 Robert Davis., Esq. Wal- By Messrs. Uoaling and Co. tnemstow - b b A. E. - . 1 1 By Messrs. Barclay and Co. By Messrs. llemmenley & Co. Two Toting Gentlemen at John Biddle, Jk:sq. - 1 I Leighton 011 Edw. Smith Biggs, Esq. I I Rev. Thos. White, Hert. By Messrs. Marten, Call, & Co. ford . • It 0 L. and A. D. - - 6 0 By Meters. %Vilna end Co. Miss Keet . - 1 0 Sir Sam. Shepherd, Bart. By Mears. Williams, Deacon, per Child and Co. - 5 0 and Co. E. G. March, Esq. . 2 0 Mrs. Rohe- Thornton - 2 0 Subscriptions are received by t e Right Hon. the Lord Mayor ; Wm. Hale, Esq., Wood-street, Spitaltields, Treasurer; and by all the Banker. The Committee continue Malt daily in the Vestry Room, .444- tields. at Two o'clock. J. D. K I NCAI D, Sec. UISTRESSED MANUFACTURERS.—At a Meet init of the Committee. held at the City of London Tavern, on Wednesday, May 31, 1828; His Grace the Archbishop of YORK in the Chair, Resolved—That Grants be made for the Relief of the I/lammed To Stockport. Cheshire To Bump, near Rochdale To Etientield, near Bury - To Crompton, near Crompton AllOO 100 . 100 Amount already advertised, £lOB.BOB 12a, id. hatles Rob. Whisett £1 I %Veil. Chapel, after • Collected after a Sermon, Sermon by the Rev. D. In the Pariah Church of Wilson, per Hurly and Co. - 724 17e. 6d. Wm. Hobson, jun. 20 0 Per Curtis and Co. Neernham-on-Severn 10 0 lilts Watpon - 200 0 Collection at John's-stmt 'hapel, King's-road, Gray's-inn-lane, after two Sermons preached by Mr. Evans - 60 0 Collection at Hanover Chapel, Peckham, after a Sermon preached on Sunday Evening last by the Ray. Dr. Collier, the Minister of , the Chapel. per Win. Stott, Treasurer l 3 0 SubeequentContributions, per ditto 3 0 Mrs. Smith . 10 10 Mrs. Shaw* 5 0 J. P. Slums . 10 0 Mrs. C. E. Clarke, W.lthamur.• 10 0 John Higford - 20 0 Per Bosanquet and Co. Sundry Subscriptions of the School for the Indi gent Blind,St.Deurge's. fields 4 0 Per Lees and Co. L. C., a Frenchman 1 0 Pcr Stephenson and Co. Second Remittance from Winchester and its rt. Mr. Coles - . I 1 Contribution of Friends In tinny, in addition to 11001. before, including - - rte Vestry of Rose-lane M. from n'inchester 1' n a in'. Ratel i We, after. a College, and 421. from /Sermon by Thest. Wil. theC,orporation of Win liatr.s. Minister . 14 8 cheater, per the 3layor Joseph Gurney . 50 0 377/. 141.2 d. William Thomborrow 2 2 Per Glyn and Co. The first Subscription of Second Remittance from • try; Friends, meeting Rochester, per D. 11. at Mr. Roberts's, the Day and Sons 41 0 Grapes, Great 31arlbo. Per Lubbock and Co. rough-street, Golden- Part of a Collection at . sq tnre - 21. 2s. 6d. R mosey, per Warner Ilev. Dr. Homey . 26 6 and Footner 291. 4s. 3d. A Lady - 1 1 Parish of Hambledon, per Per Barclay and Co. Wm. Higgins 23/. 51. 6d. A Collection in Darning- Per Coutts and Co. lisin Church. York- Collection after a Sermon shire, by the Rev.Thna. In the Chloel of the Collins . 26/. Gs. Id. Lock Hospital, per the Gan. Morant 5 6 Rev. Dr. Thorpe 177 4 iii-0. *forint. jun. . 2 2 Per Smith, Payne, and Smiths. Some °robe Workmen in Collection at Throwley tae employ of 31r. Church. after a Sermon Morant . 3 0 by the Rev. J. W. Leedham and AVarter, Dugdell, per AVreight Ins, Borough . 5 5 and Co. - 12/. Itls. 84.1 Mrs. Wane, - 1 1 Parish of Clapham, first Pelf Whitmore and Co. Subscription, per the Collection at St. Paul's Rev. William Dealer' Chapel, Jersey, after a Rector, Treasurer 3401. , Is.6d. Simon by the Rev. T. Inhabitants of Set en- Hornsby per Aaron oaks, per Colonel Aus- De St. CArix - 38 12 tin . 200 0 Per Barnett and Co. Inhabitantsofehevening, Bow, 3liddlesex, midi- Kent - 13 2 tional . 1 0 Inhabitants of Shoreham. 31asterman and Co. ditto -2/. 12s. 20. H. Miudsicy - 10 0 Rev. Mi. Dodd, Rector The Mechanics and others of Penshurst, ditto 5 0 in his employ 211. 7s. 9d. Rev. N. May, Vicar of Per Esdaile and Co. *Leigh, ditto - 1 0 Margate, per Cobb and Mrs. Jane May . 6 0 Son, 241 Subscription 30 0 C. J. - 10 10 Collection at St. 3larga- C. R. Dicken, Charter- ret's Church, Ipswich, house - - 2 2 he the Rev. C. AV. Parish of Lambeth, in ad. Tonreresu, per Bacon dition to 1,000/. before ard Cobbold 11/. 6s. Od. paid, by the Rev. Dv. Collection at Tunbridge D'Oyley, Rector 6351. 145.6 d. Subscriptions received by the Bankers in Town and Country i ard at the City of London Tavern, where the Committee continue to meet. Clergymen. Dissenting Ministers, and others, desiring informa tion relative to the distress existing in the manufacturing districts, may have a printed statement, on application to W. 11. IIYETT, Sec. Applications to the Committee must be addressed to " Francis Freeling, Esq., London," and superscribed, " Manufacturers' Relief Committee." TA YS and ELASTIC BELTS.—VISTIRIN and s) COMPANY submit to Ladies their fashionable comuTs cr various unique patterns, which they engage to lit in a superior style of elegance and beauty, however difficult the figure. Their PATENT STAYS counteract and rectify spinal curvatures, and support and cure persons awry, invisibly making the form appear perfectly straight and shapely, without any pernicious steel, pad ding, or measure. ELASTIC BELTS, which reduce corpulency, visceral enlargement umbilical hernia, lcral dropsy, relieve and strengthen abdominaidebility, and give comfortable support before and after aecouchement. Ootintry residents instructed to send I CAL paid. lk correct in the address—No. 65, New Bond-street, two doors from Brook -street, Loodoo. must be THE ARABIAN VEGETABLE PILLS, free from Mercury or Antimony, are unrivalled in their beneficial erects in Nervous, Bilious, and Liver Complaints. Indigestion, and its numerous train of maladies, and are peculiarly mild and pleasant as an aperient. The superior efficacy of these Piils has increased the demand fur them so much, that an additional number of Vendors has been appointed in London (or the accommodation in the Public; and they may now be obtained in Boxes at Is. lid. and Ss. Dd. each, of J. V. Simpson (Proprietor), 211, Henrietta. street, Covent-garden; Messrs. Stradling, Royal Exchange; An derson, 1441, Bishnpsgate-41 ithout; Sequeira, 132, Whitechapel lligh-street ; Band F. 0411ing, 159, lligh-wereet. and 171, Unkona screet,liewtheark ; Ward, 524. and Hose, 399, Holborn ; Front. 226, and Burfield, 1110, Strand; Payne, 5, St. Martin's -court; Simpson, 21, Piccadilly; Hawkins, 11, Old Bond-street • Grig sou, 174, Regent-street, opposite New Burlington-street; Cogev Holies.street, Cavendish-square; Sanger, 150, and Chandler, 76.0%1'0rd-street; White, Nu. I, and Yarde, 28, Lamb's Con. dais -s treet ; and uf all Medicine Veaders throughout the kingdom. Air. Renard, No. 19, Rue Vivienne, is appointed vender of these Pill, in Part. RE-ANIMATION. TILE Medicinal Cieita of steel, as a strengthener end deubshuent, have been acknowledged, for many years, to excel those of all other articles of the 3lateria Illedica. To con. 3 , riage and corroborate the solids, appears to be its primary ope. tailor,. It raises the pulse, and renders the blood more pure; strengthens the stomach and digestive organs, and is preferable to all other remedies in cola, weak, lax, and humid habits; and in nervous disorders it has the moat powerful and beneficial mERDON'S AROMATIC LOZENGES of STEEL are al. lowed to be the best preparation of ibis invaluable Menicine, and are a discovery of the first importance to the present and succeeding sass, them happy effects being equally certain and permanent ; NO salutary, that while they restore tone to the nerves,. and ',Atli and vigour to the entire frame, they impart a genial warmth through every fibre, and exhilarate the animal spirits in such a manner. that they may fairly be said to re-animwe Nature. In all Callen of nervous debility, relaxation, and weakness of the system in either sex, whether proceeding from juvenile Indiscretions, hot or unliellthy climates, dissipation, excess, or any other cause what. ever, they are the beat, if not the only remedy. They act not as a temporary stimulus or imitation, but by gradually strengthening and renovating the constitution. exciting the healthy action of, and Imparting increased energy and vigour to, every part of the human frame. Prepsred by J. P. Seddon, and sold wholesale and retail by his agent, Mr. Clifford, 104. Strand, loindon, in boxes, at 7a, and t2a. l each ; retail also by most venders of medicines in the kingdom. Caution —Ask for Seddon's Genuine Aromatic Loops of Steel, anitobserre Ws signature on each box. • APOLLONICON—AGRAND MUSICAL INSTRU MENT. under the immediate patronage of his MajeslY, invented and coristrocird by FLIGHT and ROBSON, Organ builders, is now OPEN TO EXHIBITION DAILY, front One to Four; performing, by its mechanical powers, Illoiart's Overture to Figsm, and Weber's celebrated Overture to Der Freischms. which it executes with a grandeur and brilliancy of effect superior to any other Instrument in Europe. On SATURDAY NEXT, at Two o'clock, Mr. PURKIS. Professor of Music, will perform on the Apollonicon a SELEC TION jig fsvourite MUSIC, in which will be introduced:— Son`, " Mockirig Bird," Bishop—Divertimento, with Seleclans, front Pietro I. Erimeta, Rnssini--Porkis's Overture—Agnese, Paer—Orand March (MS.). Weber—Cantina, Tu cite accendi." Hossani—Concerto, &c. &c. At the Rooms,. 101, St. Martiu'e lane. Admittance Is. -_______ PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE. —......—_. HOUSE OF LORDS, Wtoinspay, MAY 31. PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT. At half-pmt two o'clock, the Archbishop of CANTERRORT, the LORD CHANCELLOR, the Marquis of CONYNGHAH, the HAII•OWRY, and the Earl Of SHAFTESBURY, took their seats on the woolsack, in their robes, as Lords Commissioners for the Prorogation of Parliament. The Usher of the Black Rod was directed to require the at. tendanee of the House of Commons in the House of Lords, in order to heat the Royal Commission reed. In a few minutes the Speaker of the House of Commons, at. tended by Sir Henry Parnell, Sir Thomas Lethbridge, Mr. Spring Rice. Mr. 31ansfiefd, and several other Members of the House of Commens, appear& at the Bar, 1/11e3— The Lunn CHANCELLOR stated that his Majesty had been pleased to issue a Commission under the Great Seal,for the purpose of ving the Royal Assent to several Bills. The Commission was then md, and the Royal Assent given to the Warehoused Coen Bill, the Corn Importation Bill, the Gardens and Hot-houses Bill, the Annuities Enrolment Bill. the Metro. 'Wigan Turnpike Trust Bill, the ChariAltaseoes Improvement Bill, the ‘Vestniinster Improvement 11tH, the Irish Prisons Bill, the Church Rates (Ireland) Bill, and some private Bills. The LORD CHANCELLOR ,then delivered the following Speech '— My Lords and Gentlemen. " His Alajoty commands us to inform you that the state of the public business enabling his Majesty to close the Session at a period of the year: the most convenient for a General Elec. tioo, it Is his Majesty's intention to dissolve, without delay, the present Parliament, and to direct the issue of Writs for the calling of a new one. " His Majesty cannot lake leave of yoe without commanding us to express his Majesty's deep sense of the zeal and public spirit which you have constantly displayed in the discharge of your seve ral important functions. " His Majesty particularly acknowledges the promptitude and discretion with which you have applied yourselves to the objects specially recommended to you by his Majesty at the commencement of this Session ; and his Majesty confidently hopes that the good effect of your deliberations will be manifested in the improved ens. bility of public and private credit. " His Majesty has the satisfaction to inform you that the distin guished skill, b y, and success, with which the operations of the British arms in the dominions of the King of Ave have been carried on, have led to the signature, upon highly honourable terms, of a preliminary Treaty with that Sovereign, which his Majesty has every reason to expect will be the foundation of a secure and permanent peace. " His Majesty further commands us to repeat to you, that his Majesty's earnest endeavours have continued to be unremittingly exerted to prevent the breaking out of hostilities among Nations; and to put an end to those which still unhsppily exist, as well in America as in Europe. " Gentlemen of the Home of C 0177711 0 ,15, " His .Majesty commands us to thank you for the provision which you have made for the service of the year. •" His Majesty's attention will be constantly directed to the reduce don of the public expenditure, in every degree that may be con sistent with the due maintenance of the security, honour, and interests of his Kingdom. " My Lords and Gentkmen, ".s'e are specially commanded to assure you that his lgajesly's paternal feelings have been deeply affected by the distresses which have prevailed among the manufacturing dames of his Illajesty's subjects ; and by the exemplary patience with which those distrasis have been generally borne. "His illajeaty mars that the causes out of which the partial stagnation of employment has arisen, are, under the blessing of Providence, in a course of gradual abatement. " Him Majesty is confident that your presence and example, in your several counties, will contribute to maintain and encourage the loyal and orderly spirit which pervades the great body of his people. " And hia Majesty relics upon your disposition to Inculcate that harmony and mutual good will among the severs/ great interests of the country, upon which the common prosperity of them all men. tlally depends." The LORD CHANCELLOR then Bald—My Lords and Oen. tlenien, by virtue of a Commission under the Great Seal, we, in the name and by command of his Majesty, prorogue this Par meat to Wednesday. the 14th day of June next ; and this Parliament is prorogued accordingly. HOUSE OF CO3UIIONS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 31. The Speaker took the Chair at three o'clock, and there being 40 Members present, the business of Parliament proceeded in the usual manner. Dlr. F. BUXTON brought up the Report of the Select Com mittee appointed to inquire into the state of the Slave Trade at the Mauritius, which was laid on the table and ordered to be printed. Mr. WILMOT NORTON brought up certain returns relating to the case of Mr. Bishop Burnett. —Ordered tote printed. COURT OF CHANCERY. Mr. P. ()RESPELL could have wished for the presence of the Attorney-General, because the motion he was.about to make re ferred to a subject on which that Hon. and Learned Gentleman had on a late occasion addressed the House; n subject of the greatest Importance to the interests of this country. lie was referring to the leave that had been recently given to the Attorney-General, to bring in a Bill to make certain alterations in the existing practices pursued In the Court of Chancery. That much relief was required by the country, in all that concerned the proceedings of that Court, was sufficiently obvious from the speech of the Don. And Learned Gentleman himself; eir , siderably more indeed than would beat. forded by the Bill which hid been lately brought in by the Hon. and Learned Gentleman ; yet scanty as that relief would be, he must find fault with the Attorney• General for not having brought forward the measure at a much earlier period, so that ft might have passed, and prevented the present iniquitous sys tem from continuing during the recess. From circumstances which had come to his knowledge, but which lie rued not now more particularly point out to the attention of the House, he would take this opportunity of stating, that whatever the object of the Court of Chancery might be, its practice consti. toted one of the greatest grievances, one of the greatest enormities, and one of the greatest evils that this country, under any circum. stances, could possibly undergo. What he moat complained of. however, was that the Bill which the Attorney-Gtoeral had Intro- &teed would not afford any reli e f to the public in one particular where they had a right to expect it—no protection whatever would be given to the public against those vexations and unjust expenses to which they were now exposed by what was called a " fishing bill" in Chancery t but it was still competent for any man to put to a sort of legal torture, aqy inglyblual against whona.ho bags dislike, and whose ruin he sought to effect, by simply Ling such a bill against him. lie could go much further into the subject, but on the present occasion be would abstain from doing more than begging leave to move for a return of the number of eases upon which judgment had been given by the Lord Chancellor, front the I s t of January last to the 311.11 of May instant. The Honourable Gentleman was continuing his speech, whet the Deputy Usher of the Black Rod entered the hotter, and The SPEAKER itumedi•tely called the Honourable Gentle man to order. The Deputy Usher then acquainted the Douse that the Lords, authorized by Royal Commission to give his illajesty's Assent to several Bills, and also to prorogue, in his Majesty's name, the present Parliament, w-re desirous of the immediwe attendance of that House in the House of Peers, to hear such Royal Assent rend, sad to witness the prorogation of Parliament in the usual form. The Speaker, accompanied by several Members, then went to the House of Peers, and shortly after returned with a copy of the Speech which had been delivered by the Lords Commissioners, and which he read to the Hon, tient'eaten prevent at tbetable of the Houw. (See the Speech in the Lords' repert.l The Members th en separated, an cf the Speaker quitted the fi ("rte._ --- kfr: Brougham was present, and held in hi. hand several rolls of parchment, apparently petitions; but notwithstanding he evi•ced, by his manner, a dram to address the House, the entrance of the Usher of the Black Rod left him no opportunity of doing so. PRICKS OP FOREIGN STOCKS YESTFROAY. Ch 11166 Anode'4l 404 Greek Bonds '1825) 14 4 4 Solombian Bond. Ditto Acct. 14} lb Ditto bonds (1424) 404 14 40j 11 1 Gustlmals Bonds 401 14 1 Mexican Bonds b 24 OTtic4 Acct. 41 441 1 404 1 4 Ditto Bonds , 182 b) 6l 2 14 24 Daraiati Bondi (1t25) DG 4 Ditto Arm 62 4 2 14 I 24 Dittd'Acct. 081 i 4 4 Russian Bun& 11522) 791 laDt i Plena Reines 6 per Cent. 9Gf.boc. Ditto Acct. 80 4 4 1 804 4 14 Excess,. 261. Mk. Spanish Rondo 74 0 7,0003 e 01431 3 per Cent. 1141. boc. i Ditto 610, 14 74 Cachinge 241. bbc, I Ditto Rends (Ora) wA•osiee 4 4 l tA4 THE BRITISH PRESS• PRICRS op BRITISH Bank Stock 201 i 2e2t $ per Cent. Red. ;t44 per Cent. Cone. ;Si a HMI. Acct. 7Y I ji l t ppr Cent.l44 Si per Cent. Red. NA 84 84/ New 4 per Cent. 951 tiltf ITOCkS VF.STERDAY. Long Ann. Ifit 13-I8 Indi• Stock 21i Yld India Ron!• II 7 pm I. x. DIU" WOOL N 9 pm Vigo Attf. 8 9 pm Dlllo Small 10 pm Lottoty Micas 231. PRICES OP SHARES YESTERDAY. Anglo-M Share. Paid. exican Brazilian Colombian.... ....... 100 10 tti die Mexican........- ..... 100 10 dis _ .. ......... •• ••• 4OO 400 4.) 20 7i 2A 15 cis Real del Cuitid Mexleun . Wearla Iron and dont •••• • AsWitastil oespurnis. Protector Fire ...... ....... ......... 99 411 SLOW ILAILWATe Liverpool and Manchester Droltsrich Patent Salt rIKIL Y..... 211 171 11 dim Provincial Dank of Ireland • lee 16 West India Company • 100 5 2.1 dis ne Britt,Sit rtoo. DRURY-LANE THEATRE. This Evening, THURSDAY, June I, will be performed the new Modes' Romance of TUE KNIGHTS OF THE CROSS ; or, THE. HERMITS PROPHECY. :flu principal Characters by Slessrs.Walleck, Ben;:at, and Archer; Mrs. W. Writ, and Mike Stephens. After which the Divertisement of THE CAMP.. Principal Dancers, Mr. Noble and Kies Barnett. To conclude with the Comedy of SIMPSON AND CO. Mr. Peter Shapson, Mr. Dowton ; Mr. Bromley, Mr. Browne; Illn. Simpson, Mrs. Bonn; Mn. Bromley, Mn. Davison. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRF•.- - MADAME VESTA'S° BENEFIT. This 'Evening, THURSDAY, June I, will be performed the Comedy of THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR. Sir John Falstaff, Mr. Fawoett ; Abraham Slender, Mr. W. ?wren ; Mr. Fenton, Mr. Brahma ; Mr. Ford. Mr. Warde ; Mr. Page, Mr. Cooper. Mn. Ford, Milt Paton ; Mrs. Page, Madame Vesicle. To conclude with the Marlette of MIDAS. Apollo, Madame Vestrls ; Hides, Mr. W. tarren ; Daphne, Miss Hammersley ; Nye; Miss H. Cowie. ENGLISH OPERA-HOUSE. POSITIVELY THE LAMTNIGHTOF MR. MATHEWS AT HOME. INVITATIONS, AND THE CITY BARGE. ARGYLL ROOMS. The LAST MASQUERADE In LONDON takes place at the Argyll Rooms Tills EVENING, THURSDAY.--For Tickets, Bones, &c. apply to the Comr..ttee, at Mr. 1 2..setesirMglit's, Opera Colonnade, who sup. piles the Wines on :le oceaJon. ROYAL GARDE N S. V A UXHALL. Mader the especial Patronage of his Moat Oracles, Majeaty. The Proprietors respectfully acquaint the Public that these Gardens opened on Monday Evening last, and will continue open every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, during the Season. The Illumination+ will be on a scale superior to those of any former Seaton. The Entertainments will Include a GRAND CONCERT, In Two Acta, in the superb new Concert Room, which will commence at Balf.past Eight. The principal Vocal Performers already engaged are— Miss Stephens Miss Cooke Mr. Sinclair Mr. C. Taylor Mies Love Madame Vestrle Signor De Begnis Mr. Tlnney Madams Cornega Mr. Braham Sir. Horocastle Mr. Robinson Mater Barker. Leader of the Band, which wIU hen , linerout and complete, Signor Spagnoletti.—Composer and Conductor, Mr. H. It. Bishop, At the end of the first act of the Concert an entirely new Pattoral Ballet, by Monsieur J. A. Theleur, Isle Ballet Master to the Theatre Royal, Amsterdam, entitled L•INPRIGUE DO VILLAGE. Principal Performers-5124eM;Iselie Kiallniitorslgnol, from the Theatre Royal, Amsterdam ; and Monsieur B. Vestrls, front the Theatres Royal Sao Carlos, at Naples, and La Scala, at Milan ; their third appear adore in this country. The Amusements to conclude with A BRILLIANT DISPLAY OF FIRE-WORKS, ' Miss Stephens will make her second appearance at these Concerts To-morrow Evening.—Miss Love, of the 'Theatre Royal, Covent-garden, Is engaged, sod will sh•.rtly make ber appearance. Doors open at Seven u'Clock.—Concert commences at Half-past Eight. . . Mmlaaion 4 +. The Samna Pitts. commenced publishing yesterday mom. ing at half.paat eve o'clock. LONDON. THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 18245. The French Papers received last night are barren of intelligence. We make the following extracts from the k.toile of Tuesday [From the Etolk, dated Tuesday, May 30.] MADRID, MAY la. Several mal-practices having taken place in the employment of the funds destined to the maintenance of the Royal Volunteers have led to a decision that their management shall be no longer con fided to the civil officers of such corps, as hitherto, but to the War Department only, which, in concert with the Inspector-General of those troops, shall make the distribution of the sums required. VALLADOLID, MAY 12. Merino el Royo, Cuevillos, Zabala, and other Guerilla Chiefs, have come all at once to this city, where they have been received with great festivities by General Longa, Governor of the Province; and by the Es-Intendant, Peres. The inhubitants of this city ascribe only to their name the truly royal reception which has been given to them. Ltsnov, MAY 13. The Newton, English packet-boat, has arrived here in 91 days from Rio de Janeiro, and in 49 from Bahia, where it stopped 17 days. It brings despatches from Sir Charles Stuart to the British Ambassador at this Court. It was said that his Majesty would be back at Rio de Janeiro by March 25. PARIS, MAY 29. The acoounts from Trieste say that the news of the fall of Mil. solonghi hai excited the most profound affliction in the lonian Islands, where that place was already considered as an advanced post of European civilization. The Greek fleet is gone to the Archipelago, whither it is sup posed that It will be followed by the Capitan Pachs, who has sailed towards the south. Ibrahim is gone to Tripotins, whence he will proceed against Napoli di Romania; and the Seraskier is commis sioned to make himself master rf Corinth. Discord still reigns among the Greeks, who are potted up with pride at the appearance of success, and reduced to despair at each disappointment. It is feared that that unhappy country, without order and without go vernment, will soon fall into complete anarchy. There is no truth in the assertion which we find in a Journal, that the Duke dcl Infantado has tendered his resignation. FIIENCH FUNT/11.—PARIS, MAY 29.—Five per Cents. 91If. gilt. ; Three per Cents. 8.5 f. SOc. ; Bank Stock, 201.5 f.; Rentea de Naples, 741.41 k. ; Royal Spanish Loan. 46i. Exchange on Lon. don—One mo nt h, 2u., toc. 4 Them Jdooths, 2U. 300.-...Csar• A mthcutique. The Session is now terminated, and we MO at liberty to look back to its commencement, in order to Patna it with its termination. All the hopes of Parliamentary opposition to Ministers, which were indulged at the outset by the few who still continue adverse to the measures of Adtninistra- Lion, have been completely falsified by every division which has taken place during its continuance. Wee have seen, in the case of the Salk Trade, a clamour ra:aed against Minis ters, biSth in Parliament and out of doors, which nothing but the conviction of possessing upright motives and sound principles could have enabled them to withstand, and eventually to overcome. A similar clamour has recently been raised by another class of the community. The Shipowners, it seems, feel aggrieved by the alterations in the Navigation Laws. These gentlemen, like other advocates for monopoly, are desirous that the principle of free trade should be tried on every branch but their own. They argue, plausibly enough, that the prosperity of the shipping interest ought to be se cured at all hazards in this country. But they make one very important mistake in their reasoning. They state the question as if it were merely whether they should or should not enjoy the exclusive privilege - of carrying goods both for home and foreign consumption; but the real ques tion is, simply, whether they shall consent to make a compromise with foreign countries, and thus preserve a large portion of the trade of the world ; or whether by continuing our restrictive enactments, and thus pro voking similat:' measures in other States, they shall lose by their obstinacy by far the greater part of our foreign trade, both carrying and direct? If the Navigation Laws are cal ' culated to secure advantages to this country, these laws must be equally advantageous to other countries, and con sequently other countries must desire to adopt them, as they already have in some measure done. The result would be the annihilation of our carrying trade; and if it be admitted by the Shipowners that they cannot contend with some foreign nations, in point of cheapness, in import ing goods from other foreign nations, it surely will not be denied by them, that it is utterly itnpossihle for them to contend with these :aces in supplying their own market with our productions, or in carrying their productions to other countries. We admit here, for the sake of our argu ment, that the Shipowners are right in affirming that they could not contend, in point of cheapness, with these na tions; but it may be well to observe by the way, that we deny that this is the case. The admission, in the mean time, shows very clearly the inconsistency of their argu ment►. Now if these nations possess such advantages in cheapness over us, these advantages would not be con fined to the case of carrying their own productions to this and other countries, but would be equally useful in enabling them to carry goods from all other nations whatever into this country. This will appear by the following argument. On what principle, we would ask, aro we to determine that a vessel belongs to the United States ? North America contains people from ill quarters among her citizens, and she may man her vessels with the natives of every corner of the globe, who would still continue to be her citizens, or if not her 'cititens before, might agree afterwards to become so. Thus we cannot determine the country to which the vessel be longs by its crew, in this case at least. The manner in which the Spanish trade with its colonies was formerly car ried on will chew bow easy it is to conceal the real owners of vessels. The circumstance of a vessel's being built in a country could not be made the distinguishing mark in such a case; for an American merchant, by purchasing an English-built vessel, might then trade on the same footing as an English merchant. Thus, neither the dis tinction of crew, owner, nor building, could supply a dif ference sufficiently marked to prevent the participation of other nations in our trade, in spite of the Navigation Laws; nor could all these distinctions united prevent the contra vention of the spirit of these laws; for the crew and the owner might be Englishmen, though American citizens, and the vessel might be English built, though belotiging to an American. It cannot, then, be the Navigation Laws that have prevented the destruction of our trade. The continuation of the restrictive laws on shipping would not therefore prevent the effects of the commercial enterprise of foreigners; but the establishment of restrictive laws in other countries would be highly injurious to this country. The cause of the alarm of our Shipowners is the difficulty of contending with foreigners, from the higher wages of labour in this country, whether employed in building or navigating the vessels. If our Shipowners wished to engage in the carrying trade of other countries, after these countries had adopted restrictive laws, they would be obliged to employ foreign-built vessels and fo reign crews ; and their prosperity would then become almost as detrimental to us, as it "mold be productive of all the evils which can be apprehended from the increase of sailors in foreign countries. If we really cannot contend in cheapness with foreigners, to pursue any measures which would induce them to retaliate, would be only to precipitate a result which, if we had come to the same conchs- Rion as these gentlemen have done, we must consider to be quite inevitable. Our commercial eminence does not depend on our Navigation Laws, but on the situation and circumstances of the country, which renders it necessary to draw supplies from countries beyond sea, and to repay them by the pro ducts of our own soil or industry. America, from similar causes, must become a great commercial state, and we must be content to participate with her in her commercial advantages. It is perhaps in some measure an advantage in this respect to stand in need of supplies from foreign countries; because it obliges us to exert our industry at home, to be enabled to obtain these foreign commodities. The free-trade system encourages our navigation in this very way—by producing more wants, and more capacity of producing exchangeable commodities. When naviga tion and commerce are under no restrictions, men naturally go to the market from which goods can be brought at the cheapest rate. Some countries are more favourable for one species of produce, and other countries for other species. If no jealousies interfered, each country would select for cultivation that species of produce in preference, which it could raise with most advantage. Large tracts, therefore, instead of being parcelled out for a thousand different pro ductions, would be devoted entirely to a single commodity Other commodities would be brought from the different quarters where they could be raised with the most facility, in most abundance, and consequently most cheaply. The effects of this, in increasing navigation, need hardly be commented upon : this is the very principle upon which all commerce is founded; and those who argue that the commercial principles of Mr. !lust; rssoN tend to render us dependent on foreign countries, might as well object to the system by which one man is rendered dependent on another in common life. If the Navigation Laws prevent us from procuring arti cles by the cheapest possible conveyance, they restrain the liberty of trade as much as if duties were laid on them ; and in so far they encourage the raising of commodities in our own country, which might be more advantageously produced in other countries. And not only does this coarse diminish our imports, but it diminishes equally our ex ports; for, by inducing us to raise commodities for which our country is not adapted, it prevents us from raising others which might be furnished in much greater abun dance, for the purpose of exportation. 'We maintain, further, that sailors and ships are one species of pro duce (if we may be allowed so to express ourselves) for which this country is peculiarly adapted: nature has made us a maritime people ; and if it had not been so, all the Navigation Laws that ever were or could be in. vented would not have prevented our losing our commerce !Ong ago. The Shipowners themselves have furnished us with the best proof of this, as may be deduced from the argument in the outset of this article. Our people living near the coast have an inclination for a sea life, which will always produce sailors, if there is a supply of exports and a want of imports to give the means of employing them. At, allusion was made by the Shipowners to the Corn Laws, as preventive- them from being able to contend with foreigners. In this respect Shipowners have the least rea son to complain of any class of the community ; for they have it in their power to supply, and they do actually in many cues supply, their sailors with provisions from foreign court --- - tries, while the wages of labourers in other departments must be proportioned to the price of the corn rtquirtd to support themselves as well as sheir families at home. CITY, IVEDXTSDAY Exxattwo. The price of Consols for the Account all day has been ; but there has bee n a l most a tota l a b aence o f b us i ness. In the For e i gn M ar k et t h e sett l ement h as b een scarcely noticed, en few transactions for time now take place ; and the quotations hare barely varied a shade, in any of the Securities, from those of m e ,. day, excepting in Russian Bonds, which have advanced from 701 t, 81. This advance is attributed to the speculatmv, who sold largely on the prospect of • war between the Cabinet of St. Petersburdb an d the Porte, being unable to deliver their Stock. It is said that the merchants who have claims on the Spunisit Government are becoming impatient at not having received any e a . tiafactory communication re►ative to their debts. It is rumoured that a remonstrance will immediately be made to Government again on the subject. ‘A•4111.1 41,4,01/10. : imismailmo rlil .41-4*. Inmesimmiumm*..rimp isminNINIMIP 10 6, VAUXHALL GARDENS. The weather was not much more favourable last night than it was on Monday evening, when these ga r d ens opened for the summer season. Notwithstanding this, however, a company much more numerous attended, I ; is, perhaps, hardly yet known, that the concert-room af. fords a most splendid shelter from the " pelting of the p t . tilcss storm ;" and that the discordant jarring of t h e warring elements nerd no longer deter those from paying a visit who feel disposed to enjoy the feast of song. I t i s true that we are accustomed to associate silver moonlight with the dulcet symphonies which steal upon the car, the perfumes of Arabia which float along the fairy-lit walk s , vie glad countenances, which speak volume s o f h appiness, and all the other numerous sources of enjoyment makin g up this delightful scene of enchantment ; but bisn's light is now not absolutely indispensable : the spell may be cam , plete though she be absent. As regards the vocal depart, ment, the proprietors seem almost to monopolize the musical talent. There can be little doubt, therefore, but that they will reap a plentiful harvest. Last night Signor de Begnis sung "Non piu andrai," in his best style ; M r . Si nc l air gave the " Red red rose," with great spirit and feeling; Miss Cooke executed Bishop's pretty plagiarism, "Shosld he upbraid," from Bishop's " Bid me Diseourse,"in a most effective style; Mr. Braham gave " Kelvin Grove," and " Blue bonnets," with his usual success. The fire-works concluded the entertainments of the evening. They were of a most brilliant description, consisting of rockets, ser pents, &c. &c. We cannor help remarking, however, that in one respect we experienced considerable disappointment. It was announced chat there would be exhibited " three serpents pursuing each other in contrary directions!" Considering this a curiosity, we looked out for it wi:h some anxiety ; the artist, however, did not keg) his word. We understand his Majesty has been graciotiAly pleas e d to signify his permission to have his name enrolled as the Patron of the Western Literary and Scientific Institution. On Tuesday the Duke of York had a grand dinner. party, at his residence in South Audley.itreet, to meet their Royal Highnesses the Princess Augusta, the Duchess of Kent, and Prince Leopold. Among the company were, the Princess Feodore, the Duke and Duchess of Northum beeline!, the Duke of Wellington, the Marquis and Mar chioness of Hertford, &c. &c. Yesterday the Princess Sophia visited the Duke of York. The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester visited the King yesterday, The Duchess of Gloucester and Princess Sophia visitai the Princess Augusta yesterday. Yesterday morning, about ten o'clock, Prince Leopold, attended by Baron Stocktnar and Sir Henry &ton, left his residence in Pall-mall, in his travelling-carriage and four, for Do ver. His Royal Highness's suite followed in two carriages and four. From Dover his Royal Highness will cross over to Calais, and proceed to Pat is, whence, after making a short stay, he will proceed to Saxe Coburg, on a visit to his mother, the Duchess of Saxe Coburg. His Royal Highness took leave of the King on Smithey, pre-. vious to his derarture. The Earl of Westmorland transacted business yesterday at the Foreign-office. • Yesterday "Lord Marybormigh and the 'Right Honour able Sir Charles Long had audiences of his Majesty. The Judge-Advocate laid before the King, yesterday, some proceedings of courts-tnartial, and took his Majesty's commands upon the same. MALT Du Tir.—A few weeks ago, a petition was sent up from the licensed malnitcrs of IValtefield and the neighbourhood,* the Lords of the Treasury, preying that the mistake which had been made In the New Imperial Measure Act, by which the duty upon Malt would be materially augmented, might be corrected. This petition was transmitted through Lord Milton, from whom several letters have been received on the subject. We hare been favoured with a copy of the last, which we communiea'e with plea. sure to our readers, as it announces the pleasing fact that the object of the petition has been obtained. The duty is now reduced to 2s. 7d. the bushel, which, from some unam.ountable mistake is calculation, on the enactment of a change of measures, was fixed at 2s. Bd. " Grosvenor place, May 13, 1826. " consequence of m application to the 'Treasury, I have just received a letter from M y r. Robinson, of wh:ch I subjoin an extract The Commissioners of Exci.e have been instructed to take the duty on Malt at the rate of 2s. 7d. per bushel only, which will have the effector placing the M &haters aa nearly u possible upon the tame tooting, in point of duty, as they stood in the year 11125. Your Lordship will perceive that the difference at the pro peeled rate Is almost incalculably small, and 1 trust, therefore, Met this arrangement will be satisfactory to the parties interested.' I remain your very faithful servant, tvrow•" GENERAL have to record the death of this celebrated man, which took place last week, at his residence is Kingstown. Previous to the rebellion of 17911 he filled the situation of barony constable in the county of Wicklow, and was of :he Es• tablishrd religion. In some of the excesses which distinguished the conduct of the military stationed in the disturbed districts at that period, the residence of Holt was burned to the ground, and all his property destroyed. Stimulated by a desire of vengeance, he took up arms, placed himself at the head of • numerous band of the disaffected, and, acquainted with all the fastnesses in his twin mountains, erected his standard on their summit. Hi s first attacks nn the authorities were of such a nature, that, long after the mine tion of rebellion, and when the country was slowly returning to a state of calm, he continued to be the terror, as well as the objector pursuit, of the local authorities. Disappointed in frequent attempts to make him prisoner, and feeling the force of his summary ven geance, the Government acceded to his offers of surrender, on co ts dition of his expatriating himself. Misconduct while in New South Wales, whither he was exiled, was so exemplary, that he (Mistral a full pardon, and returned to his native country, where he con tinned lo the period of his death. He was in the constant habit of dwelling on the adventures of his early military career, and detail ing the man muscle of his mountain camp ai gns.—Dablia Freeman's Journal. - PA TRN T SPINE SUPPORTER: A patent has lately been granted to a Mr. Shoolbred, for a newly-fnrented spine altimeter, which promises, from the high testimonials of admiration the pa' tentee has received from the moat highly respectable medical prac titioners, both in London and Edinburgh (including the names of Sir A. dormer, Dr. Duncan, Mr. Shaw, &e.) to be brought into very general use. This admirable and well-constructed instrument in point of simplicity and neatness, slid the apparent case with which it is so excellently fitted to the bodies of ouch prisons ague inclined to coots or fall forward, front weakness in the back. or from other causes, excels any thing of the kind that has ever before id, by its general adoption, f o r his perseverance and ill . been invented; and we hare nn doubt that Mr. Shoolbred will be amply re genutty in bringing this hi g hly uiv f u l i nstrume nt to isprisent state of perfection. FUN AND FROLIC VERSUS THE BLUE DI:VILS.—Tbe changeableness of the climate of England, it is said, as well many other causes, tends to promote that national disorder , the Blue Devils, to a most alarming degree ; and we know of no re g 'ltaly so powerfully etrecilve in dispelling this bane to mirth and good-humour than " amus i ng f r i en d s and ood cheer." To such persons who are so afflict e d we recommen d a v i s i t to the Masque rade at the Argyll R ooms , t hi s even i ng, w h ere t h e y are sure to find " lots of amusing friends;" and as for "good cheer , " the supper, which is initially provided upon those occasi o ns, sided by ' the sparkling champagne of Charle s Wright (which, by the by. le the cream of the jest), would be sufficient to drive away even O ld Nick himself! FATAL AccinEw T.—Yeste r d a y mor ni n g several chil dren. taking advantage o f t h e a b sence o f t h e l a b oure rs employed at Mr. Alderman Thompsoo's iron fact or y; si t uated by the Irate. side in Upper Thames -street, who had gone to their breakfa st . were playing . with some heavy scales, supported by three stout teen bars placed ID a triangular form ; unfortunately two little girls, got into one, and a fi ne boy abotft nine years of age, the sun oi/odiou s the streetkeeper of Viralbrook Ward, was twisting the . If scale round, and sudd en l y l ett i ng i t tw i r l roun d, . t h e qu ick mouon removed one of the supporters from its fastenings, and the wh ole weightof the beam fell upon the b o y' s he a d, and he was instantly deprived of life A ellllelllllll belonging to the wharf ccevere d him in his tens to Mr. Price, a surgeon res idi n g in Canoe-street. w, 1 . 01113 d the forehead completely crushni• tWo 14 0taillablall escaped destruction. minamunrow- , -- "`~... 11. :. , .x .