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Del l is inquiry be would not take upon himself to amen the elute I Prices of the market, when this money was advanced, he did of the Lord Chancellor's anxiety foe it. Ile could not take upon not think that a discount of .5 per cent, would be considered too 'lltiienell to determine (and who could ?) from what mixed feeling's of much. the human mind certain actions may proceed; but of this be was Mr. CANNING stated, that the diplomatic part of this sink • or the truth of this he could roach—that the date of the had ben arranged in Vienna, the pecuniary part of it was settled in i r h, in the mind of the Lewd Chancellor, for this inquiry, was at , London, and when it became known w h a t money we were to re kno as distant and as old as the report made last year in the House ' ceive, the discount of 5 per cent. was allowed for its immediate of lard' , Ile wax disposed to join a ith the Learned .Member who realization, and he did nut think that sum ill bestowed. 'uet sat down in the primes he bestowal upon the Learned Mem- Mr. HUME still maintained, that by consequence of thin ar below him, who brought this question before the House, rangement 2,500.110111. the sum agreed on, had not been paid to that his conduct WAS perfectly becoming both on the former this country, and there had been an actual loss to the public of and the present occasion. Ile had to be sure introduced some topics 6004101. not bearing upon the subject. He had touched upon some Other The CHANCELIAIR of the EXCHEQUER observed, that subjects., and had amplified, it must be eOhrelkted, with considerable the contract made with these gentlemen was previous to the signs elect ; but he would pay this compliment, that he had said no. lure of the treaty, and unless the Government had made such an t hi ng which he had occasion or could possibly feel a wish to re- arrange ment , the 311,000.0001. of stock which Austria offered to US tract. He had never heard a speech of me accusative kind I would have been perfectly useless, and we ntight never have rem which was lens calculated to lead away from the attainment of : Ikeda shilling from it. the object which the speaker had in view; and he was sure it I Mr. %VA RRE wished, that the paper.; in which Austria ace would he a SPUN!e of pleasure, and grunted to the House, to semi- I knowkelged a debt to this country of 20,000,000 L might be pro rate with these feelings upon tree suteect; even to those who came ; duped t and he 'should like to see with what face site amid tow down full charged to the attack . with all their artillery ratty to I come forward and offer 2.500.000 L ; or, as hie Hon. Friend (Mr. discharge upon the Lord High (h ineellor of England —even these Brougham) expressed it, N. fel. in the pound, in full liquidation gent', teen would, he was COPVIIICeII, separate, rejoiced and glad of this debt. Vet he was willing to give the Ministers some that they were spared the n cessity of using these instruments, lie , credit for having obtained even this composition, as he reinembered was ISM that. acting motet the influence at these (yeller., the: when the subject was once mooted in that House, Lord London. lion. 31embere who were die)a:sal to vote for the inquiry would : deny stated, that any discussion on the point was useless, and u*od se that, under the present circumstances, no bene fi t would be de. : the elegant phrase, that •• it' we were to turn the whole matter in rwst no public good would be the resuit ; that a supposition of side out, we should get nothing;" and yet this was a debt which tins nature would be a deception, and would be productive, not of ' Mr. Pitt had said , the Emperor of Austria might be sued for in an act of public benefit, but of individual persecution . ilear.) his own Courts. The lion. Gentleman stated, in conclusion, that The House would, he- was sure, set consistently with candour, and , the only object he had in making these observations was the pro not wish to enter into the investigation at present; it would do duction of the pa p ms. junt.ce w the character of the Lord Chancellor, ea which there was I Mr. CsiNNING had every disposition to gratify the Hon. Gen. no impeachment, yn which there rested nothing which his warmest ; denten: but he had eapressed &desire that it would be rather diffi friend would wish to heve removed : and whatever may be the re-i cult to grant; yet he bel i eved the papers connected with this subject stilt of tile commission, it Lord Eldon were to he the last Chan- had, front time to time, been laid on the table. He did not take allot who held his high office undivided, as it Mond a t present, or I the credit which the lion. Gentleman attributes to the present Go. if (a ciminastanee to which he was most strongly opposed) the . v.mment, in the recovery of this money • for on his coming into hoecure and duties of that station were to he diapered and re- office he found that the sum which was to ' have been paid, and the flaxseed, he would he looked upon with ndiniration by posterity, mode of paying it, had already funned a subject of negutiatioe, for his learning, anti the timullied cheracterwite which t oe so many and he merely followed in the footsteps of his peedecessor ; indeed years he tilled his high office. There was still another view in width I he was certain that he newer should have originated such a demand on the question was to beconsudered, he meant the separation of polities Austria, as he had sonic doubt whethernhe ough' to have been called from law ; this separation he would lament ; he for his part woad : on to pay any pan of this loan, and he would shortly state the never cement to it; he considered the office of I 'heraelor to be the: grounds of his opinion : in the year lOW a !subsidy had been pre exist splendid privilege attached to our monarchical existence: and : raised to Austria by this Government on the condition that she I e was obliged to the Learned Mealier opposite, Me reminding ; would join this country as her ally against France ; sha con. hint of the opposition he made to the appointment of a Vice-Chan- ; 'anted to this ; but shortly after she seceded from her alliance atlas Ile was not a judge, practically, of its Inc wereniences ;bu : with this country, and made peace with France. Yet not at that time he declared as he did now, and as he ewer WOOll, ' withstanding this, some time after, when she claimed the sum against the dismemberment of his office. it was, in his opinion, ;of eno.oool. as part of this subsidy which was then due to her, the the most splendid prerogative of the Crown, that the Motors:lt I claim was admitted by this country and the money paid. Now if should be competent to raise the humblent lawyer in Westminster Austria hail been considered as indebted to England, why was not Hall (huinble he meant in birth and station, but non in learning or j this sum retained as a set-off? and could not this circumstance be in talent), and place him et the head and front of the peerage of ! fairly trot as an argument that this country had waived any claim the land. (Hear, hear.) Ile did, therefore, as he before remarked, I she might have had against Austria. Such he was sure would be emer his most solemn protest against the dismemberment of his the inference of *bullet dealings between man and man. high office, not for the sake of the present Chancellor—not for the Mr. HUME made some further observations; after which rise of Lord Eldon, but for the sake of his snecossorn, whoever The Resolutions were agreed to, the House resented, and the they might be. lie would never consent to the destruction of that ' Report was ordered to he received to-morrow. set mild vicissitude which might open the highest offices of the The llouse adjourned at Eleven o'clock. rate to the humble lawyer in the Court of Pied Poudre. But it —eiene— was said that the Chancellor should, in addition to his knowledge at the law, be possessed of the highest talents : what other man could be appointed to the situation? If he were not the posseeser of distinguished talent.,how could he stand tip and justify and defend, in the face of the country, the measures of his Government. It ass, in feet, imposing a limit upon the authority of the Crown, that note but men of talent would be selected for the office, and, therefore. gentlemen should take eare,in investigating the abuses of the Court of Chancery, that they did not commit a greater abuse than they wield remedy. It was not in respect to politics with the Chancellor as it was with persons filling other judicial situations; sod the consequence of those abstract reasonings in which some Gentlemen were disposed to indulge, and of those speculative am ends, at which they wished to arrive. Such, fur instance, that no man should study or think of any pursuit, except that in which he was more immediately employed. The result of such wean nee would be, the destruction, not of the office of Lord High , Cbansellor alone, but also the destruction and the stunting of the rice of men who would gam up fit for it. He speed generally in the object of the ISMITheII /dauber. Ile made exceptions to some put/cubit objects. (The Right lion. (lentlanan sat down amidst loud cheers.) Mr. BROUGHAM said, in respect to the Commissioners for inspecting and inquiries into the abuses of the law Courts, he did net What totave them joined with the others, his object was to ob tain a acreage commission at the same time. Mr. It ILLIA MS, 110 reply, as the House that he had not nomad have any other in view except the correction of abuses. After the epeethin made by his 3lejenty's Ministers, and the eel dem Geller of the House, it would be neither civil or decorous in bun to pad; his measure any farther. No object could be imputed to him in the course At adopted, but the calling the attention of the Home and country to great and intolerable grievances. With rehired to the elements of the Commission, to use an espies_ nom borrowed from the Right Honourable Secretary of State. He en uld not say be was sunpecume; *wafter the kind manner in which hr had been reseed, it would not be fait: but he would say, he was most apowhensive that the inquiry would utterly fail as to the purposes for which it was intended. If it was composed ezelu sorely of lawyers it would most venally fail, for If soy aliffieu w t e s arose *MA elle t et lielltraggleelt - mid W - le - lire asked amonra Ms M ay's subjeas WSW th e least competent to remove the difficulty , would reply there were none less so than kepi practitioners. The are would be still worse if these persons wag selected by the Noble letsd at the head of the law, or by his Ma jesty's Govemment ; and In this his assertion he was confirmed and; borne out by precedent. Wit not the House aware of the event that took place in the reign of James the First, when the House obtained permission to form a Commirtion of Inquiry ; when the King saw that Inquiry should take place, he sent a message to the Pause to say that he would himself appoint a Commireion of inetiry ; but Mr E. Coke and the other alembers, who were deter need on making insuiry,sent bac» their acknowledgments for the recious message, and that they would continue the inquiry thaw. elves. They well knew the object of the monarch was to stifle all In q uiry whwever. lawyers were the last men, he would repeat it, whit ought ti be on the Commintion; and, if therewas a class otmen who more than pother was attached to mere form, and who were et from habits of life to confound forms with substance, and to es their eyes closed upon objects of general importance and rlity ed . m ,it was that professem to which he believe ! there were, an they all knew, two laws, in which Sir S. Hominy endeavoured to remove from the statute-book two most disgraceful and absurd iistinetions which affected the life of man. (Inc of these laws made a particuler kind of theft a capital felony when committed on the water, but it was an offence of a different and much higher sler.ominatlon when committed on land. In these measures that tenon—than whom never was one better adapted to the tea— ls's opposed ; and, he regretted to say it, his chief anti eminent opponents were the Judges of the land. It was with difficulty be could mark out any ground for this opposition. Re WAS led to believe, that when persons acquire knowledge with toil and difficchy, they think they cannot &Rind to share it with others. Ile would at present be satisfied with the Coen minion ; but if redrew was not given, if the abuses were not looked into, he would venture to predict that the country would come to the dismission with tenfold, nays hundredfold anxiety and impatience, at that period when the present motion would be re newed, as it most certainly would. It was, at all events, a satis faction that the necessity of inquiry was now admitted. Those who remembered the last discussion must remember the great difference between the language of al to on that occasion and at present. They were then full of the moat unceasing eulogies on the smtem • ---semem-- • ; of the Court of Chancery ; but the Secretary of State for the Horne , Sunday's French Papers, and the node of Monday, Department admits the necessity of the inquiry at present, and says ' It cannot bc denied. With regard to that Right Hon. Gentleman, reached our office last night. The following details from he must complain, that in what he called his answer, he made no the 21foniteur, and the French Evening Paper, will be allusion whatever to the topics which he discussed. if it were a read with interest. It appears the pirates of Algiers have prof of facility to answer questions which were never put, the eight lion. Gentleman certainly possessed this facility. As to armed their Corsairs in considerable force against the hap shot tell from the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, he thought the ebonite from politic*, which was the boast of other judicial : less Spaniards, as if the latter were not already doomed to chameters, would be equally creditable to the Chancellor. And as sufficient misery, and domestic slavery pressing quite hard to the separation or ahe m. elm% of Chancellor slightest allusion to he did not ma k e the . enough upon them, without the shackles of these barbs- SUPPLY. I rians. We trust they will soon receive the chastisement The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved the first they deserve. The French, in this instance, are bound to reeding of the Bill for r e d uc i ng t h e 4 per coma Mr. HI/31E wished that the Right Honourable Gentleman ; act at once, and should unite their force to ours, to humble would postpone it, as the questions connected with the debate of lest night required much discussion and consideration. in the dust this nest of lawless pirates. The details in The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the the Eloile respecting the (heels are most inspiriting. We House was not precluded from any discussion by the first reading thisin , Government could not s t i r - unti l look on the freedom of the gallant Christians as now of this Bill, the but Dili was passed. a step I assured. The Porte, it appears, has cotnplained to Lord After some words from 31r. BARING, 31r. CALCaAFT, and Sir' J. NEWPORT. Strati:eon], in consequence of the sympathy and support The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved, that the Greece has met in this country. Illiat arc the complaint" Speaker do fonhwith give notice, that the debt created by several . • of the barbarous Divan to us ? We cannot stay the course Acta, bearing al. per cent_ per ann. be redeemed and paid off. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that the of events, or arrest the ruin now impending over the resolutino respecting the Austrian Loan Act be agreed to. ' dynasty of the Infidel. dlr, iii 7 ME wished to know something respecting the loan of ; 3,006,11011. lent to Russia, and which might be characterised as the I IFrom the .11fesiresr, Feb. 22.1 worst Loan that was ever contracted, being lent to that country to ! GENOA. FRB. 11. homed spins( us, and he theught that this country had better pay I The Council of his Majesty , the King of the Netherlands, re_ at once, than be sadd tbe with the interest of it. siding at alarseillee, has written a letter, dated the 6th, to his col. Money led Toe UM Nc tet,r e GE of the EXCHEQUER would be candid' league, M. G. Dodero, Counn.-1 of the Netherlands, at kenos, in menet to state to the Honourable Gen"leman that not being aware' forming him that according to the decimation of the Captain of the this question, he me w Doi h irw i i h hi m with any direct i n e rrina . Polar Star, which sailed from Algiers on the 14th of January, and ion on the subject. arrived at 31arseilles on the Stn of Febnuiry, in the evening, Sir, BARING stated that the money advanced to Russia was " there had sailed from the Pon of Algiers, a few days before his "nme dM in the reanimation of Poland. departure, a corvette, a polame, and a schooner, with war flags, :t ir• HUME stated, that he was not prepared to „ t o th a t which, as the whole city knew, was to attack all Spanish veiled& Von of the resolu t i on which went to give a per cent- to the con- This event hail caused a great sensation in Algiers. tractors who hail Advanced the money few the stock, on the pay- PARIS, FEB. 21. ment of the 2,500,101011. from Austria to this country, and he was Different telegraphic despatches announce that the flermione 'karats of knowing how it happened that to large a discount had reknit.. ('apt. Ihibitinum, arrived at Toulon on the 20th, for Cadiz, been given when toe Chancellor of the Eechequer admitted that the Salamander, corvette, Capt. Gutridpre, on the 111th, from the 'mom could be p rocure t at 31 per cent. Levant, last front Tunis. and the same day, the Maria Theresa, , dir. HERR, ES ex p laine d - that the Treasinm had no option in Ca p t. Ilazoche of 24 guns, on which Rear-Admiral Rotssunel has "toting this bargain with the Gentlemen who offered it, further hoisted his flag, and La Jaime brig, Lieut. Parseval, sailed from than m noreinn., or rejecting their terms, they having eti s pe l i mos Toulon, for the Southern I lemisphere. n r Amain abet., which they were to pay to this country by instal- I Front the Etuik, dated 31onday.1 hm *. and they agreed to pay it down immediately on receiving a AITSRITROII, Fen. 17. (exeunt of 3 per cent. Our Universe: Gazette contains a very long letter, written from dlr. HUME sad that he was not satisfied with the explansition Constantinople, Jan. )6, by a European, who has undertaken to efiladed by the Honourable Gentleman: at all events it went con- draw a picture of the last campaign, and to explain the causes of' inderably to weaken the panegyric be towed last night on the Em- the principle events. We remark the following passages in this LIT' , of Austria, as it wear appeared the agreement was made with very diffuse letter : Tian Reid, Irvin Mena. Baring and Mr. Rothschild, by " The Turks are so ill acquainted with the enemies they have " In " the money was g' advaneed, to combat, that the Divan, and erep the Sultan, thinks it is stiffi 31r. BARING stated, that if ld look to the dent to give rigorous orders every any person WM week to the Dachas employed A LIST OP THE MINORITY O( Eight, who voted far Mr. Ilume's Amendment. for the reduc tion of the regular Anny from 73,000 to ti 3,000 31en. Denman, Thanes Ingilby, lair W. 11 - hitbread, W. H. llobhouse; J. C. Rumen, W. Wood, Matthew. Johnston., R. A. Tennyson, Charlet T Hon 11. II Bennet and Joseph Hume. " PRICES OF FOREIGN Austrian Scrip, 10 gis pr. Ditto for Aect. fla pr. Ditto paid in full Chi Han Bonds, 801 80 Ditto for Account 801 Colombian Bonds, 6 Do. for Account. 67} 8 6 Danish Bonds, 983 Ditto Marks Banco, Mex. Scrip, fl a 6 114 ni pm. N Do. for Accounead s, 6,1 461 pm. espolitas B Ditto for Account INfaa Portuguese Bonds Ditto Scrip, Prussian Bonds, 96 3} Ditto for the Account Ditto Bonds (1829), 9I STOCKS YESTERDAY. Russian Bonds, 04} 4 Ditto for Acct. 944 4 Russian Inscription Exchange per ruble Spanish 3 per Ct. ('one. 244 Ditto for Account 24 Ditto 1;0 & 255 Bonds, Ditto 82 ditto Ditto 5 per Centt. (1823) 19 1 ;Roo for Acct. Aegis Mex. Minas 74 pin. Fr. Renter, WE Sec. 75c. &oc. Do. Scrip, 11 pm. Do. Ex. 25f. 50c. Greek Scrip, 31 21 04 It I pr. Peruvian /Scrip 78 COURSE OF EXCHANGE YESTERDAY. Amsterdam C. F. 12 2 Leghorn . . 46 Ditto, at sight - 11 19 Genoa . 431 Rotterdam - 12 3 Venice . - 27 Antwerp . . 12 4 31.11ta • Hamburgh - 37 A Naples . Alton' . . 37 6 Palermo Paris, 3 days sight 93 60 Lisbon Ditto . 23 Oil t►porto Bourdeaux 23 110 Rao Janeiro Berlin - 7 10 Bahia Frankfort-on-the-Main 1.53 Dublin Pctersburgh 1► Cork Vienna . 10 10 Trieste - • 1010 Madrid Cadiz . Bllboa Barcelona Seville Gibraltar - BULLION. SU 1151 Al. Sl. 49 L... d. Portugal Gold in coin 0 0 0 Foreign liolil in bars 3 17 fi New Doubloons 0 0 0 New Dollars 0 4 91 Silver in ban 0 4 11 ST. MATT It I AS.—Yewtrilay was a Holiday at the Public Offices. One French Mail arrived. reut. zritiou atirtlso. The Bamstt PaEss commenced publishing yesterday morning at six o'clock. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1821. NOTICES OF MOTIONS THIS PAY. 1 Mr. Dreyllenner--Itill to declare it illegaitoeniiiioy Prisoners on hard labour before trial. 2. Sir John Wrottesley—Address for inquiring how far the Coin of the Realm may be adapted to decimal calculation. 31r. Nolan—Bill to amend the Poor Laws. 4. Colonel Davies—Papers explanatory of payments made out of ' the French Indemnity Money. ' b. Sir George Clerk—Bill to establish equality In Weights and Measures. 6. Mr. Kennedy—Bill to alter the mode in which Juries ate chosen to serve in the administration of the Criminal Law in Scotland. 7. Mr. Kennedy—Select Committee on the Roads from Glasgow to Portpatrick. ORDER OF THE DAY. Owl Aet Amendment Bill—Second Reading. against the Greats, to tint an end to this terrible war. The nh. fortunate Padua, responsible foe the success, are in continual alarms ; threatened on the one hand by the fatal bow-string, on tile other with the sabres of their troops. who revolt if their pay is a day in teear. The little money sent by the Government is stopped in the hands of the Contractors and the Treasurers, and the soldier is starving. Thus the Pacha of Scutari, who was coin. manded to conquer the Mores, has retreated with disgrace to his Government. with a remnant of a few hundred men. His fate is not doubtful ; but what pledge of immix remains the the unhappy %Inv! or the Sultan who will come to aueceed him ? l'atras cannot hold out. (oton and Madan are probably already in the hands of the Greeks. It is certain that the flotilla of the fcrk.cious Aboulobut has fallen into their hands. The intim,. gents want only money. They will won receive it from England. They also depend on powerful *mistime in men and ammunition. The English display an excessive nal, and conceal it so little that the Dtvan harcomplained to Lord Stranyford. " The news of the approaching re-establishment of the Order of Malta excites. in an extraordinary degree, the courage of all the Christians. It seems that the inland of Candia is destined to be the chief seat of that illustrious Order, which was at all times the terror of the Crescent." Mr. John Williams, after a long and able speech, last night, moved for a Committee to inquire into the delays aael expenses of the Court of Chancery. Mr. Peel stated that a Commission had already passed the Great Seal, on the Chancellor's own suggestions, to inquire into all the objects of the motion, except as to the political character of the high office in question. The Howe Secretary admitted that the constitution of this important Court was a fit sub ject of investigation by a Commission, consisting of " the retired Luminaries of the Law," but not by a Committee selected from that House. Mr. Peel conclitded his address by an animated panegyric on what he termed the unri railed taleuta and spotless integrity of Lord Eldon, whom he defended warmly against the ,4 baseinsinuationt," made against him, of an opposition t 4 reform, from an appres !tension of the loss of his emoluments. The Great Law Lord, Mr. Peel stated, had munificently given a large sum to endow a public officer (the Secretary of Bankrupts) with no consideration but a devotion to the public ser vice. " Generous Bevil !" may we exclaim, in the words of Steel's heroine. How all this generosity has been enviously concealed and hidden, until now first brought to light! What an ungrateful Secretary was not this, who did not himself acknowledge Wig since the debt of endless gratitude to his great and disinterested patron ! But he knew it was all bestowed for the public service, and there fore left it to time and posterity to discover and appreciate it as the great and splendid act deserved. Mr. Brougham, insensible to this self-devotion, attacked the delays and endless expenses of the Chaneery Court, with his usual powers of sarcasm and invective. We have not space to dwell on the deblte on this important subject to-night, but are heartily glad the Commission has been granted. Light at length may spring from even the retired luminaries, though they have long circled in the train of the ruling planet, and been subject to his great influence. But, as Milton expresses it— " What If the Sun " Be centre to the world—and other MIS, " By his attractive virtue and their own " Incited, dance about him various rounds, " Their wandering course, now high, now low, then hid ; " Progressive, retrograde, or standing still— " Noted contrary with thwart obliquities." The Chancellor of the Exciequer's speech on Monday night drew an animating and gratifying view of the situa tion of the country. The commercial principles, which the Right Hon. Gentleman stated as the broad basis of that policy which is to guide the future Government of this great empire, and its vast concerns abroad, were worthy of this enlightened age, and respondent to the immense con cerns of British merchants spread through every quarter of the habitable globe. The day that has at length dawned with such liberality is not too late for our prosperity, but it ought to have risen on otar seratgereial regulations long be fore. Mighty as Great Milian is in her resources, her trade, and the unparalleled and venturous industry of her merchants and people, her situatioe in the map of Europe, compared with the Continental nations, is still as nothing. Great as she now is, more than the Carthage of her day, at the summit of both real and commercial power, possess ing a physical and a moral strength, that the African never had; though her colonies extend throughout the world— though she is supreme in the East, and with immense pos sessions in the Western hemisphere, yet the friendship of other nations is essential to her intercourse ; and if she proscribe their produce and industry she cannot find a vent for her own. It is on this principle, as much as for the encroachme:itz, the proscription makes in the health and comforts of the community, that we regret the heavy duties yet imposed on the wines and other pro ductions of the Continent. They are the growth of the soil—a principal source of the revenue, and support of the people of those countries ; and, if admitted into Great Britain and Ireland with lighter duties, as they were thirty and forty years since, our cottons—our cheaper woollens—our silks and hardware, with otber ma nufactures, would find a ready consumption, and most ex tensive sale through France, Germany, and Italy. The principle once conceded, the concession, we trust, will go on. The peace of Europe does not appear likely to be dis turbed—general conciliation will follow in the train of so wise a policy—our trade will thus be incalculably enlarged, and the proscriptive tariffs of the Continent will gradually disappear. On the question of the cessation of bounties, we think with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that those on the whale and herring fisheries may be safely repealed. His opinions, as regards this extensive traffic, are perfectly just. Its continuance will not be regulated by any partial bounties, but by the profitable returns on the capital em barked, and the adventurous speculation of individuals ac• customed to the trade. This Commerce ought not, other wise, to lose any protection the Legislature could afford it; it gives employment to thousands, and is a school for our best and most adventurous seamen. But though these bounties may be safely suffered to expire, on the policy of a repeal of those on Irish linens, we have the strongest doubts. We fear such a measure will go far towards destroying that staple manufacture of the North of Ireland, and bring deep dissatisfaction and mischiefs in its train. Several of the bounties, granted as a protection to the decaying ma nufactures of Ireland at the period of the Union, have already been repealed ; that on linens still remained. The market in this country for that branch of Irish industry has hitherto been most extensive. There will be now no bar to the British speculator employing his large capital to the prejudice of the Irish looms, and the superior industry, comfort, and order, that distinguished the North of Ireland, and were all originated by the linen trade, and the employ ment it afforded to thousands, can scarce be hoped for much longer. We confess our surprise also at the vote of five hundred thousand pounds for Churches; we could have expected nothing half so lavish and unpopular from the good sense and feeling of the Chancellor of the Ex- 1 chequer. Surely the Church establishment of this country is already sufficiently large; it needs no further addition of either influence or ambition. In every street of this immense metropolis, a Church, with its frowning steeple, stares us in the face; and each village throughout the country has a lofty superstructure of the same description. This appropriation, therefore, of so large a sum, and to such a purpose, was wholly uncalled for ; and, except as far as it will affbrd employment to some thousand artisans and labourers, while the pious work lasts, it is a worse than waste of money, and ought not to have been voted. The case is quite different with respect to Windsor Palace. There the appropriation is perfectly called for and warranted. The Monarch of this great country is " worse lodged" than any other in Europe. Amid the number of what are called palaces, belonging to the Crown, in England, there is not one I really royal residence. St. James tt, until latterly, looked • like a prison; Kew resembles the Penitentiary at Milbank; Hampton Cotirt possesses, With all its local beauty, no accommodation whatever; Kensington also lies sweetly. but is parcelled out among the junior members of the Royal Family, and is not fitted to he the residence of the Monarch ; Carlton House is the King's private property, and has scarcely a lofty or good room. " Lordly Windsor," the ancient residence of our Edwards and Henrys, with its fine embattled towers, its lovely scenery, and delicious situation, ought not to he suffered to moulder into It possesses unnumbered claims upon our feelings. It is the only residence, with all its disadvantages, fit for Royalty. We never wish to see the Crown shorn of its just and necessary splendor: the grant; therefore, for the renovation and improvement of this fine and romantic edifice, has our full approbation ; we can see nothing in it to disapprove.—The vote of 60,0001 towards the first establishment of a gallery of paintings, we consider also creditable to Mr. Robinson, and every way worthy of this great nation. It has been a just reproach to this country that no national institution of the sort hitherto existed. How often have we heard of the glories of the Lourte— of the splendor conferred on France by the magnificent' assemblage of art that crowded that once glorious gallery ? The mode of acquisition was almost forgotten in the treasures acquired ; and Paris, filled with the rich plunder torn from the Vatican, the Florence Gallery, from private palaces and public churches, became the resort of wonder ing strangers of every clime. The productions of the im mortal Rafael, of 1 itian, and the mighty masters of the middle ages, have returned to the high altars and their abode of centuries again. But enough still remains to urge this country to an honourable emulation. Our painter. have been superior to timag.of France, and several magnificent collections are at present in this country. A national gallery once established, private munificence would soon make it complete, and the benefits arising from it would be incalculable. The public taste has not yet taken that course; but there is nothing to oppose the feeling; and a relish for the fine arts would soon grow up among the people generilly. Thus the few years of tranquillity that have dawned over this country have been productive in (very way of the moat inestimable benefits ; the first revulsion and its anticipated consequences are no longer felt ; and content, peppiness, and growing wealth and commerce are every yen increasing: The prospects now before Great Britain and its people are such as no other country perhaps ever yet enjoyed. May they long con tinue, until crowned with the fulness of well-earned pros perity to all classes, and unrivalled glory and greatness to the empire at large ! Yesterday the Duke of York, as Commander-in-Chief, held a Levee at his Office in the Horse Guards, which was attended by General Cockburn, Major-General Sir Robert t'allaghan, Major-General Clay, Major-General Pigott, Lieut.-General Hay, Lord Hill, Lord Itiallsconrt, and about thirty others. The Dueled of Gloucester and the Princess Sophia visited the Duke of York yesterday. Yesterday, abdut twelve o'clock, Prince Leopold left town for Claremont. Viscount Melville has been confined for several days with a severe cold. The Noble Viscount, we regret to say, was not better yesterday. The Marquis of Lothian, whose health is lunch Im proved by a stay of three months at Sidmouth, has taken lodgings in Dix's Field, in Exeter, where be is expetted in the course of a few days. • Earl Fortescue, Sir Lawrence and Lady Md*, Captain' Lewis, and other distinguisbad persons, have been for some da7s past on a visit to Oaklands, the seat of Albany Style, 15sq.—Devanshice Freeholder. The lion. Mrs. Hay Mackenzie bar presented the te nants of the barony of New •fatbet with a reduction of 1.51. per cent. for the crop of 1822.—Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Mackenzie of Seaforth, have generously reduced the rents of, Oeirestate in that quarter, one-fourth, er 23 per cent. — /a centers Courier. ' STAFFORD PFERAGE.—THE KIND F. COORL AND OTHLRS.—In thillighly interesting cause, which is an indictment fur trespasses committed in the county of Staf ford, the venue has been changed from Ilrarwickshire to this county, and the trial will consequently take place at our approaching Assizes.— Gloucester Journal. Mr. Dashwood having declined the contest for the county of Oxford, Mr. Fane, it is expected, will be chosen without opporition. It is said that Chantry's statue of the late Mr. Horner is finished, and will be exhibited at the ensuing exhibition at Somerset House.—Edinburgh Paper. It is said to be arranged, that there is to be a musical festival in this city, to commence in the last week of Octo ber next. —Edinburgh Pap-r. On Thursday, the sth February, the Assembly Rooms, New Cullen, were opened with a brilliant Ball and Sup per, given by the farmers on the Seafield Estate, in testi mony of their gratitude to Col. the Hon. Francis William Grant, for his libtral and well-timed reduction of rent, amounting, in every case that required it, to 23 per cent. — Inverness Courier. The Cardinal Louis Pandolfi, having returned to his! Palace, at Rome, on the night of the Ist instant, while standing before the fire to warm himself, was seized in a few minutes with a violent apoplectic fit. Notwithstand ing all the assistance of art, which was immediately ren dered him, he died after having received extreme unction and the apostolic benediction. CATIIOI.IC ASSOCIATION.—At a meeting of this So ciety, on Wednesday last, at Dublin, the Report of the Committee appointed to devise the best mode of raising a general subscription throughout Ireland was read, and resolutions were agreed to—" That a monthly subscription should be raised throughout Ireland, to be denominated Catholic Rent ;" and, " that the amount expected from each individual should be only one penny per month ; and that the subscription from any person should not exceed two shillings per month."—Mr. O'Connell stated, that a letter had been received from Mr. Brougham, approving of the idea of Catholics being heard by Counsel before the bar of the House of Commons, and by evidence.—On Sa tunlay last, the Association again assembled, when a mo tion for printing the report above alluded to was considered at some length ; and on a division there appeared—For the printing, 21; noes, 3.—Resolutions were afterwards considered, which were intended to be proposed at the forthcoming Aggregate Meeting. The following is an extract of a letter from Gibraltar, dated February 1 : " We have been fur some days without any arrivals of interest from Spain, but all the last accounts concurred in stating that a re action might be expected. There are fryers' members of the Cones still here, and they are treated with much kindness by the inhabi. tants. When they were ordered away the inhabitants prepared a petition to the Governor In their favour, which was presented by a wealthy person named Cardoso. The permission for them to re main was instantly granted. 111 r. Cardona hod previously sent twenty members of the fortes to England at his own expense. He has still 4,000 dollars in hand from the subscription raised for the support of the refugees at Gibraltar." We have been favoured with the following extract from a letter, dated Corfu, Jannr.ry 10 : " lam happy to inform you that the Primates and Chiefs of the freed provinces are acting :ngether most cordially, and that the electic..s for the Senate are carried on with much discretion and prudence. Lord 'Syron has left Cephalonia, and is now with the Hon. Colonel Stanhope, who has raised a carps of artillery. We are without any other news from Papas than that the Greek troops there are very formidable, and the Turkish families escaping in vessels to Prevcsa. A vessel from illissolonghi to Corfu has been lost on her passage, with all the official despatches." 'Fur. A v.—The publication of the Improved System of the Anny, which has been delayed a considerable time, in consequence of the plates, that are to he prefixed to the work, not having been completed, will shortly take place, and will, subseluently, be immediately forwarded to the whole army. '1 he .58th (Rtalandshire) regiment of foot has received orders to march in two divisions, viz.--on the 25th and 26th instant, from Brighton to Portsmouth, for the purpose of embarking forthwith for Cork. Mr. George Webb Hall, whose serious accident was men tioned a few days ago, died, in consequence of that accident, on Saturday last, at his residence, Sneyd Park, near Bristol. Ile was in the 39th year of his age. Among a number of individuals charged in the Police Court yesterday with street begging, there was an old pensioner, who, it was stated by a friend with whom he lived, was HA years old. The charge against this reverend veteran, it seems, originated in some 'mistake, 101 it was satisfactorily shown that he was not a ramp= beggar; and he was consigned to the care of his friard.— CakJewiam3tercery. GREEN' LOAN Orepic Committer Ror),!:??wl!aridAncbew. Feb. 14 Lord ARC H [BALD HAMILTON in the C6air. Resolved—That Mr. John Smith, M.P., Mr. Edward Ellice ; M.P., Mr. John Cam If obboufte. M.P., and Mr. Joseph Hume, M.P. be requested on the part of the Committee to give publicity to a declaration to stop any attempt which may be made to raise money in the name of the Greek Government on any authority other than that of Mr. Jjbn Orlando and Mr. Andrew Leriottis, the only accredited agents. • Resolved—That the Committee, taking into consideration the wren] proliosals which have been made by contractors for the Loan of 800,000 L Stock for the service of tie Greek Government. which Messrs. John Orlando and Andrew Luriottis have authority to raise, are of opinion that the proponals of Alesam Loughnan. Son, and O'Brien, should be accepted, and recommend the Greek Deputies to does with the same. JOHN BOWRJNO, Hon. Secretary to the Greek Gmemittee. FOREIGN I NTFLLIGENCE. FRENCH PAPERS. The French Journals of Sunday last arrived by (TN'. yesterday. They arc chiefly occupied on the subjmt of elections. The following are most important extracts : PAU IN Fr 5.21. The Cow/NMllaw: has a long article upon the Astririan 034 :error, which it describe s a s the "Jorrnai des Drbdts" of Vienna. The subject of its present sinimaclterSioris is the doctrine held forth by that Journal. to reference to the sending back of the refugees from Switzerland. The sum of which is, says the Conslintidnucl, as follows, not a word of which we believe. I. l'alitical crimes are more odious than civil. I. Pio COO either in heaven or on earth 1110,justify them. . 3. Not a voice can be raised for 'hewing lenity towards those to are guilty of such crimes. 4. Whoever disturbs the existing ortiei of things is beyond the clasnepey both or (Jed and of men. B. The Kings and the people of Europe form a federal body. 6. The question of places of refuge would not be doubtful to the Tribunal of Europe. 6. Asylums are dangerous So little states. - They cannot be awls' milateil to that of America. . -......... 7 The *umber of the banished have been very limited; and all of them hairy been made for the good of Switzerland, the diguity of the nelghbourink states, and the tranquillity of Europe. Letters from Rome of the 6th February state, that the Pope was much lietter, and that great hopes were entertained of his health being established. [From the Courricr Francais.] PITEISIIRROIT. FEN. 2. The Emperor has fallen suddenly ill, and is confined to his chamber. The state of his Majesty is not however dangerous. The Grand Duke Michael is also indisposed, snd his marriage with the Princess Charlotte of ‘Virtembetg is still deferred. The whole body of merchants of Odessa, as well as the Magistrates of that city, have just addressed a memorial to Government, in which they complain of the vexatios s the commerce of Russia is continually experiencing ftom the Turks. We are assured that this memorial has made a moat serious impression on the feelings of the Em peror, and the Members of his Council. Some very particular in structions have, In consequence, been sent by Count Nesselrode Co the Consul General. M. de Minriaky, who is supposed by this time to have arrived at Constantinople. They direct him to require, as a previous condition and a sine qua WM of any treaty with the Porte, the redressing of the wrangs complained of by his Majesty's subjects at Odessa and other ma , ritime places on the coast of die Black Sea. °RAMAN PAPERS. _Frankfort Journals to the pith inst. 'rival yesterday. The Germanic Diet have unanimously teselred that no reports of their proceedings shall be published, other than an authorised which will be communicated to the Editors of the Frank ro:te°l4'outtels, foe insertion, on the third day after the distribution of the espies in the Chancery among the members. The /Mowing paragraph is extracted frorn the 414ermeine Vitro! ef the leth instant; we need hardly say t h at i t i s totally isnwor*y of credit. Fkort THE MAINZ, FEN. 6, • While most of the public journals do not cane to s of • difference of nisi I which they pretend mime, relative to the question or the between the English Ministry and the Cabinets of the other European Powers, dins are in circulation copies of it memorial, which, it is affirmed, was addressed, in the last half of Jan 7, by Me. Secretary Canni ng , to t h e G roat Courts, and in wthe British Cabinet declares itself ready to co-operate in bringing the South American Colonies again under the dominion of Spat. on,.tbe condition that the old prohibitory system be not restored. Time will chew whether England will at tain its chart, which may be easily guessed. Shwa, AUSTRIAN FUNDS, 11.--Metalliques, 2.32 ; Bank de. PASHIONABLE INTELLIGINCiI. The Duke of Sussex will give a grand dinner on Sunday, at Kensington Palace. The Duke of Wellington will give a grand dinner on Saturday, at Apsley House % Piccadilly. The Marquis of Lansdown entertained • distinguished party to dinner yesterday, at Linsdown noose, Derkeley-square. The Marchioness has issued cards of invitation for a rout to-morrow evening. Mrs. S. Lefevre entertained a select circle of fashionable yeater da, at her Aquae, Whitehall-place. John Weybutd, Esq. entertained a distinguished party of frier:di to dinner yesterday, at his house, Cork-vreet. Prince Leopold left town yesterday. for Claremont. Prince's Augusta let Frogniore yesterday, for Bushy Park, on • visit to the Duke and Duchess of ( ?armee. Lord and Lady Fituoy Somerset have arrived at their house, PalLniall, from a tour. The Marchioness and the Ladies Cornwallis have arrived at the Duke of Bedford**, St. James's.aquare, from their seat in Kent. Lord William Russell arrived in town yesterday, from Woburn Abbey. The Marquis of Ritter has left Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley. square, for his seat, Burleigh, Lincolnshire. The Berland Countess of Darnley and family arrived yesterday, at their house, Berkeley-square, for the season, from their seat, Cobham Hall Kent. Ilocourable D. Rennet, M. P. hsa arrived at the Duke of Bed. ford's, St. James's-square, from Worthing. Sir George Nugent, But. M.P. arrived on 3londay, at Red. dish's Hotel, Jermyn-st ree t, f rom bi t seat, Taplov, Bucks. CoL Rushbrook has arrived at Fenton's Hotel, St. James's. street, from his seat in Suffolk. James Ede. Esq. has arrived at Blake's Hotel, Jermytt-street, from his scat near Southampton. Mr. and Mrs. Dixon left the British Hotel, dennyn-street, yes. terday, for Oxford. B. W. Newman, Esq. 31. P. has arrived at Grillon's Hotel, Alba marle-street, from his seat, Sandridge, Devon. Him. Mrs. and Miss Elliot have arrived at the St. Petersburgh Hotel, Dover -street, from their seat, Morpcth, Northumberland. Yesterday morning Viscount Granville and family. attended by his Private Secretary, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Abercrombie, left Bruton-street, Berkeley.square, fur Dover, on their way to the Hague. 1 DRURY-LANE THEATRE. After the drama of Lodoisket, last night, "a truly laugh able burletta," so says the play-bill, was performed for the first time. This piece is denominated Rumfbstian Ana moratu, or the Cuurt of Quodlibet, and, as its title imports, is after the style of those chaste and admirable dramas, such as Tom Thumb, Chrunnahutunthologas, and others, which the managers of our great theatres now and then in troduce, to share, with Shakspeare and Ben Jonson, the greetings of a British audienc-. To give any thing like a detailed plot of this production would he to imitate the conduct of the manager of Drury-lane Theatre, and give no recompence to the public for the loss of time and mo ney. Suffice it, that the " truly laughable burletta" is in-. tended to ridicule a kingly Court, where a monarch wishes to unite his daughter to one man, and the daughter wishes to unite herself to another ; which most desirable end is at length accomplished, but not until after both the lovers have been killed dead, and brought to life again —the former incident arising out of a certain quarrel between the rivals, and the latter in consequence of certain tears shed by the fair ciuse of their bickerings. The acting of Harley and Knight would save any piece—and this piece was saved, though not without many loud calls for damn ation from various parts of the house. The Cataract concluded the amusement of the evening; so that the horses were actively employed before and after the la mentable catastrophe which we have just recorded—the fate of Rum fustian Innamorata, who did die in one sense, and who ought to have died in another. EXTENSIVE ROIIBEEIV.—On Wednesday night the counting-house of an extensive carpet rranufactory near Stirling, was broken into, and hills and receipts to a grcat amount carried cif. On Thursday morning, a Hank receipt for 3001. was presented at the Commercial Bank here ; but payment was refused in con. tenderingsequence of the suspicions appearance of the person : it, and information of the circumstance given to Captain Robison. The police officers were in consequence on the alert, and early yes terday morning succeeded in apprehending a fellow of the name of Campbell. upon whom they found receipts and bills amounting to above 4,0001. Campbell is suspected of being concerned in various rohhrrits which have lately been committed in Stirling and its neigiitiouthood.—Coledonieu Mercury. _ . •—• Sr A 051 N G.—Friday a journeyman painter, named El phinstone, had • quarrel with his mother-in-law, who is • mall broker in Lihberton's Wand, in the course of which he struck het with an ern knife in the aide. The wound inflicted is alarming. anti Elphinstone was taken into custody, while the wooing wee carried to the Royal Infirmary.—Edinburgh parer. J i 1