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it inter f ere d with she oonnd principle by which every person had a l right to exercise control over his own property, and to do with it as he pleased. The attachment to the present system was posing to its being old, and boring long interwoven with the habits of the people. fished been speaking to 'a person Mt the subject of Id lin rams in a market in a country which he called abroad, tneonink ' time extensive district ; his observation was, that " such i thing ss quite unnatural." (A laugh.) Such was the effect. There. were some Gentlemen, alto, in discussions on the Usury Laws, who seemed to think that flee per cent. was the natural roma( looney, and that sty other was unnatural. Others were of opinion that it was unnatural for a Protestant to vote for Catholic Emmet, Teuton ; bet the House would easily perceive that there wet no more a natural cause conneeted with such customs, than there *agony why game should not be sold in the market. He though t the Bill would be productive of the best moral effects, and would therefore give it his entire conenrrence. Sir A. VON and Mr. 0. PELHAM supported the Bill. al►. J. MARTIN would vote for the second reading of the Bill, in order that the House might go into committee upon it. There were mar•y parts of it, however, objectionable, which would require •iteration, and which, if not altered, he (Mr. Martin) would not ‘Ute for it on the third reading. Mr. JAMES rose amidst cries of "Question." lie would svpport the Bill on the gmund that a person who breeds game might to have a right over it as his own. This was, in his opinion, the only round of legislation on the subject of game. lot the second reading . 82 Against ►t - - 26 51sjoety - - 5d COMMITTEE OF SUPPLY. On the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, she Housettotolved itself into a Committee of Supply. Sir O. HILL ',fought up the Report. 51r. HUME was desirous of occupying the attention of the Hoax before the adoption of the report, on the proposed increase of theism, which he was prevented from doing by absence on the evtioSag it was proposed. Neither the Noble Lord who had sub osittodalie Yoteasaee therhancellor of the Exchequer, told the ebsilier this usessurie woo to be temporary, and the inference .7.. SO dia. held Vas, that the present army with the Imes be lbw permareall.pesot establishrewer of . 'Below this they were to entertain no hope of re .4161:11.41117Neet. hear.) The petiod at which this increase was pro * to hilt Most inopportune and extraordinary. The Lltieettbed the country into state of ttanquillity sa i lr ognecrhore wa s n ot hi ng i n our f ore i gn re l ations to • wafts* .118/Vilewfation. In NIL it was recommended and wail loeltitretstent to a Report of a Committee of this House, and , ger aimmielance to the Royal recommendation, to reduce the expendi . tuts to the lowest possible rate; and the period of 1792 was pro posed as the standard by which to regulate the peace establish . Allem. He certainly mild not assimilee our ritablinliment to that of 1792, but we might. and we ought to approximate the pre sent establishment to the former one as closely as possible. In Ig2l. *I standard was laid down as eixty.eight thousand men. He lMr. Hume) thoeght it ought to have been sixty ; yet since that time there had been an increase of eighteen thousand, and the standard was now to be so high as eighty-nix thousand. In 1821, our relations with Sout h America, and the situation in which that country was, might have been a pretext Mr continuing the high rue of that year; but now, when there was not even such a pretext, why should we continue to increase it ? It 17113 not to be wondered at, that the Chancellor of the Exehequer did not propose a greater tittltrittion of taxation than 1.500,000/. The only two modes af fecting a reduction in the taxation of the country was a reduction of . expenditure, or by doing away altogether with the Sinking Fund. Now theSinkingFund was continued; and the expenditure, instead of beingdhhinished, had been increased. The anticipation ora warcould : done justify etteh an augmentation, yet no such apprehension was • stove. te• exist. The increase of the army in Ireland appeared to him . to be highly objectionable. It wes unnecessary. and only operated as • an encouragement to the pernicious system of Government so long • adopted towards that Manny. A change in that system he soon. . hoped so wittier'. As to Ireland, in a moment of emergency, we should look as one of the main and principal recounts of our airength. Ills Honottralile Friend (Sit R. Wilson) on a former night had said that the ineteue was justified by the state of our cclottim ; and he parficulatly adverted to Gibraltar. Now the yall knew the state of affairs in Gibraltar before his Ilonourable Friend went citt. as well as whetthe came back ; and to him (Mr. Hume) there appeared a sufficient !timber of men there. There might possibly be a sudden Melanin of that garrison—the numbers there might be t)..erpowered, and her ffatteries rendered useless ; such an event might by bare possibility occor,but for all useful and reason.. able purposes there was a sufficient number of troops there already In the lonian Islands we had 'fee or six thousand troops—an ample supply. From Sierra Leone and other of our colonies we had not exact eeturns ; but in the Cape of Good Hope, New South Water, Lnd the other colonies from which we had accounts, there appeared ne reason whatever for the proposed augmentation. He looked in rain for any reasonable ground to justify this enor mous peace establishment, which it was to be presumed it was in tended should be peewnent By s reduction of the expenditure in this department it die how rate at which it was originally in tended to be brought.; the Chancellor of the Exchequer would be able to relieve the Mimicry of the assessed taxes, and moreover have an additional suing to the Exchequer of three millions. If an augmentation in soy department of our establishment ought to be encouraged, it woe in the naval, for that, in time of exigency, would tie bile eMRf rat et Arreenesa of naval force -might there. fore be proposed with a seasonable pretext. which could not be ad duced for augmenting our already overgrown military establishment. fhe real cause of the increase wu not to be found in necessity ; but it was to extend the influence of Government by means of the additional promotions placed by this means at its disposal. It was, in his opinion, a complete approximation to the continental system ; tut the further we were removed from that system the better it would be for our own internal peace. With regard to foreign powers, they had now as great Reliance of peace continuing as last year ; and be could not see for what reason we were put on a war establishment, as great or greater than that of the American war. tie should, therefore. move a resolution which, he believed, ex pressed the general opinion of the country," That it was not the opinion of that House that it was necessary in a time of profound peace to maintain an army of 86,000 men, exclusive of artillerymen, in India, and militiaa, making a total of 257.000 men in arms. Colonel JOHNSON seconded the amendment of the Honour able Member for Aberdeen, that the proposed augmentation should not take place. CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION. A elenage was here delivered from the Lords, purporting that they had P osed the Rill for the Suppression of unlawful Societies in Ireland, without amendment. Mr. W. HORTON argued in favour of the proposed increase in the military force. He thought the prevent state of the West India colonies particularly demanded it. Not only had the Go vernors of the colonies demanded an increase, but Government had also heard that it was required from other authorities. The mili tary in general in the colonies exercised the duties of police. In the aggregate it appeared a great increase ; but, dispersed over the immense empire, which ye at present governed, it would not be felt. . . 51r. BRIGHT thought the subject ought to have been mere fully entered into the other night by the Noble Lord opposite (Palmerston). In 1824 an augmentation of 5,000 teen took place under the same pretence of its being wanted in the West Indies : 1 but they all knew that they were diverted to other destinations. There had been periods when an increase was more wanted than at present, when it was not so much pressed ; but now there was not the least apparent necessity for it. Government had pretended affectedly to remove taxes ; but it had only been upon certain stain in the hope of increasing the consumption, and thereby the revenue. (Hear.) The burden on the people was not in reality decreased. H. wanted to see Government draw the least that possibly could be from the people. It had been truly ob served by the Honourable Member for Aberdeen (Mr. Hume) that there had been three wars carrying on, of which the House had absolutely heard nothing. lie meant the wars with Algiers, Ashintee, and the Burman Empire. The Honourable Gentleman concluded by saying he should give his vote for the motion of the Han. Member for Aberdeen. Sir R. WILSON said, that with regent to what he had the other night stated relative to Gibraltar, he was ready to support. There might be sufficient forces there now; but Government would have been faulty had it not taken proper measures to put that important fortress i n an efficient state of defence. They were to remember that there was a large French force, naval and mili tary, in its immediate vicinky—Cadiz. It ought not to be left to a handful of men. in the hopes that its natural stre-gth would pro tect it. This reinforeeruent was absolutely necessary. The people of England were intelligent, and could see that this was a period when an exertion was required, and which might, if it was timely, divert the evils of war. He should, therefore, support the in crease. Air. TRANT spoke • few words to the same effect. Sir C. FORBES said, the British had been the aggressors in the Burmese war, which, if we had so chosen, we might have avoided. There was no prospect of its ever being brought to a successful con clusion. If we were in possession of the Burmese capital we s' ould not be a hit more advanced, for we should never be able to cinquer the people. The Marquises of Hastings and Wellesley would not hays allowed themselves to have been bullied in India, y.. 4 they would not have entered into this war. But the fact was, toat nothing would satisfy our rapacity in India. With regard to the expense, it would be a great deal less if we were to send 15,000 or 20.000 European troops at once. That force was required at a licrind when our possessions were not so extended as they were now. Go would now observe upon the manner in which the troops were sent. Seven hundred men were usually placed in one ship, which occasioned the ships to he so crowded, that on a late occasion the 'oral! , applied to bare 100 taken out at the Downs. What aug mented the evil was, that ships going to the same destination were rot allowed to sail together. 't lie reason of this was, strange as it might appear to the hotter, that they might not assist each other in case of need. A few 3ears ago two vessels sailed in company from l'hksa s on the passage one otAhern run on shore. Her companion of course helped to get her off, and materially aided in saving the eorgo. Upon the arrival of the ships in England the Captain of ' the helpin!: vessel applied to the Directors for demurrage, which they thought proper to refuse. The Captain, in consequence. brought them into a coat: of law, and not only claimed demurrage, but,oeiviwe. Mid obtained a verdict. by which be was award-cl 12JM1111. tasteful of about 1.6e0f. which viable demand to the Di rectors. The conserpleage was, that the Directors ordered that -044 should not sail together. Now he would .twk—were the lives ,f his Majesty's" subjects thui to be trilled with.? • Covarnonent ought to show more attention to tie manner in which troops were trotessisetka_ r Mr, LINDSAY begged to say that the otHiervations that had ...tit beta &unfit/We not well 'founded. Tki 'ships appointed for the transport of the troops were in better repute than try other transports. Me now held a letter in his hand from an officer of the ship that was unfortunately wrecked, and setae:lllmi been ailighdy alluded to. 't he ship was of 1.30 d tons, and hid on board 1131 1/villain all. There were on board the Royal Navy but fourteen inches allowed t where-as, in this case, and all others of the Com- Pany'aeshipa, there were eighteen Mellen allowed for berths. It was also replete:al that one tlaird of the soldiers Should be always on deck. eso that, in fact. every precaution for the prettereation of health was taken. As for the story of the ship that bed assisted the other, he would merely suppose two ships starting together, one a slow, the other a swift sailer, and t%e swirl was to be loiter ing to assist the other, world it roe he intolerable for the Directors ' to hare to pay for this demurrage? but, in point of fact, the Coin ' painyhad offered to meet the owners of chartered ships half way, in any plan which might have the object of remuneration in view. The Honourable Gentleman concluded, by hoping that the brave man by whose exertions 530 out of COO souls had been saved ets the l ime melancholy occasion. would be amply remunerated. Lord PALMERSTON said, it would be seen that there never was a case in which patronage would be so little regarded. The promotions would be impartial in the highest degree. Most of the Lieutenants promoted were of seventeen years standing. An ab solute necessity existed in the Colonies for the proposed increase. With respect to those Colonies which were merely military pests, he could not do better than rest upon the opinion of the Gallant Member for Southwark ;Sir R. Wilson). The flonourable Mem. le r for Aberdeen (Mr. flume) had greatly magnified the number of the yeomanry. The expense of the 8(000 men which he com plained of, did rot exceed by more than 24,0(Xd. the :000,0410/. which he (Lord Palmerston) understood the Honourable Member thought sufficient. Sir R. WILSON asked, whether it was intended that quarterly payments, instead of half yearly payments of the pensions of disabled half-pay officers, were to be established ? Sir C. LONG said, that that arrangement had taken effect with some class of pensioners, but not with respect to tle meri torious officers mentioned ; but if it would be more agreeable to them to receive it qterterly instead of half yegly, there was, as far as he knew, no objection to the plan. The arrangement should begin on 24th June next. He felt greatly indebted to the lion. Baronet for his suggestion. herd lIII‘TON was •*reprised at die present increase abed' a million more than in 11123. He would beg to have this sta , ement compared with that of dir. Pitt. It was idle to say that our co lonies were increased. They were not treble what they were at the breaking out of the French war under Mr. Pitt, and yet we had a treble force. The military administration did not deal fairly with the country. There was a tendency in the Government to increase the military establishment ; they thought that as the people did not feel so greatly oppressed as they were three or lour years ago, they would pass it over. It was not .arms that would ensure this country respect, but the knowledge their enemies would have that they could in the event of war raise an army which would defy all opposition. The increase was unnecessary. Sit F. OM MA NNEY supported the increase, anti was glad the affair of the disabled officers was to be taken into consideration. Sir C. LONG explained. The House then divided; the numbers being— For the original motion . For Mr. Hume's Amendment Majority - - ARIIY ESTIMATES. When the gallery re-opened, Mr. HUME was observing upon the amount of military force in the Colonies, end contended that, instead of the country being at the expense of maintaining a large establishment there, the in. habitants of those Colonies should themselves be prepared to take up arms, whenever circumstances made such a proceeding ne cessary. Si'hile such a system of military government was per severed in, the country could have no well-founded expectation of relief. To the arguments which he had previously used, he bad heard no sutlicicit answer: and with reference to the division which had just taken place, he could only say, that, however email the minority, he felt satisfied With having done his duty. Some items of the estimates were passed without observation ; but when the question was put on a sum of 13,1891. Vs. 2,d. for the Royal Alilitary College. Mr. HUME objected to the amount. Lord PALMERSTON, in reply, said that the subject had been so often under consideration that he would not think of tiring the Hobse by going over ground so frequently debated, as the amount required for the maintenance of this establishment. HUME, however, rose and moved an amendment to the effect that the sum be reduced from that above stated to only 10,0001. Which being seconded (as we understood) by Mr. FYSRE PALLIER, was put and negatived without a division. Attu which the original motion was carried. Mr. HUME, when the question was put on the subject o Reduced Allowances, again ruse to call for further diminution o this branch of expenditure. Lord PALdIERSTON replied, that the House was already In possession of security to satisfy it that further reduction 'Dula ba made. . . - IN 6 . --V4 After some conversation relative to Foreign Half-pay, and to the Cliches and Kilmainham Hospitals, he. HUME called the attention of the House to the expense of the War Office respecting arrears; complaining that the executors and representatives of several individuals were most ,roxinjously and ,jujurioualy harassed. by being called on to . pay sums for which they had not preserved vouchers, the parties who hail •transacted the business being dead and gone. He put it to the Noble Lord, whether it was fair that individuals should be required to pay for negligence not their own. He also called upon the Chancellor of the Exchequer to support, for the military de partments, that fairness which prevailed in the Cavil, so as that no change should be made previous to a certain day. The Hon. Gentleman then adverted to some imitances, in support of the arguments he had• advanced; and noticed the circumstance of a person who had been superannuated in the War Office being employed in arranging the disputed demands of that department. He concluded by repea:ing his appeal to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the Secretary at War; strongly expressing his feeling that he owed it to the individuals concerned and to the public, to put &floe& to such transactions. Hr. T. WILSON concurred in the views of Mr. Hume, and stated another case in support of his opinion, contending that a time should be defined front which • sponge should be passed over the whole, so as to specify the liability of securities. Lord PAL)IERSTON, in rising to reply, affirmed, that in any case where it clearly appeared that vouchers had been lost, the de mand was „relinquished. With regxrd to the individual who had left his office, he had been removed in consequence of ill-health, but at the end of a year, when recovered, he (Lord Palmerston) had himself recommended him to the parties by whom he had been employed. (Hear, hear.) Mr. F. BUXTON mentioned a case of singular severity and oppression, adding, at the same time, that so soon as the ease was brought under die consideration of the Noble Lord opposite, justice was immediately rendered. Mr. HUME again pressed the necessity of fixing some specific time. The CHANCELLOR of' the EXCHEQUER said, that it would bc quite preposterous and impracticable to draw the line which the Honourable Gentleman opposite required. 'Whenever a ease of hardship came before the Noble Lord, he communicated with the 'Treasury on the subject, and where any reasonable cause was found to justify remission, it was invariably granted ; but, beforehand, it would be highly inexpedient to specify a time, for then the paities might create delay to serve their own purposes. On the resolution fur granting the sum of 33,0001. for Exchequer Fees in Great Britain upon issues to be made for Army Services in 1325 Mr. HUME asked why these fees were not altogeiher doneaway. He had understood that this was considered a very unnecessary item in the Estimates, and was last Session purposed to be entirely saved to the country. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he had directed his attention to the subject, and had availed himself of the assistance of the clerks of the College, who had gone very minutely into the cohsideration of the offices in the Exchequer. If the Hon. Member should hereafter see this vote again proposed, he must consider it not to arise out of any reluctance on his (the Chancellor of the Exchequer's) part to a change, but from the difficulty that attended the effecting it, fot it was much easier to ridicule the item than to get rid of it. The vote was then agreed to. ORDNANCE ESTIMATES. On the Resolution for granting the sum of 48.9481 for salaries, &e. to the Civil Establishments at the Tower and Pall-mall, Mr. HUME objected, than although the Finance Committee had recommended a decrease of these Establishments to 47.0001., yet no such reduction had taken place : he thought there did not appear to be any disposition to economise in this department. He protested against the increase of the salaries of the Clerk of the Ordnance, and the Surveyor-General, as uncalled for. Sit HENRI' HARDINGE said, that this subject had been taken into consideration, and when the Honourable Member spoke of reduction, he should remember that no less than 2411,0001. had been reduced in the Ordnance Department within the last five i The vote was then agreed to. On the Resolution for granting the sum of 139,465/. for the Commissariat Store Branch for Great Britain, Ireland, and the Colonies, fur 31r. IIU3IE objected to the charges for the Colonies being blended under the head of Commissariat in the accounts. Ile asked why the item for clothing for military labourers in the West In dies, and for the Government slaves at the 3lattritios and Cape of Good Hope, should be introduced under the same head, unless it was for the purpose of making the accounts complicated, instead of simple and intelligible? Ile knew not why we should be pay ing for the support of liberated slaves in the Colonies, in addition to our pours' rates at home. It was his intention to submit a mo tion in the course of a few days, to ascertain the expense of sup porting the slaves in all our colonies. Sir WILLIAM YARDING": said a few words in reply. The vote was then agreed to. Leave was then given to bring in a Bill pursuant to the Resolu tions of the Haus:. WAYS ANI) MEANS—ANNITAL DUTIES. The House then resolved itself into a Committee of Ways and &leans: And on the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHE QUER, the Resolutions fur grating the Annual Duties were agreed to. The House then resomeil. A , SESSED TAXFS' BILL. The further consideration of th. Report ut the Committee on this Bill was postponed. Tut BRITISH PRtSS. DUTY ON WINE. Mr. HUME asked the Right flog. the Chancellor of the Es. chequer. whether he intended the ea Duty on line should he be regulated hy the new standard of metsule, or by the old or pre• sent standard The CHANCELLOR of the EICHINVER said, that at soon as the New Act came into Operation regulating trine measure, care would be taken to make the defy be accommodated to the new measure, but as yet it was wbe estimated aceordiag to the present standard. COUNTY TREASURER'S (Ireland) BILL. On motion this Bill was reads second time. THE SALMON FISHERY. Mr. KENNEDY moved far a Select Committee on the State of the Salmon Fishery of Scotland, and of the United Kingdom, and of the Laws relating to the same.—A Committee 'was accordingly appointed. PRISON ACT OF IRELAND. Mr. GOULBURN moved for leave to bring in a Bill to conso lidate and amend the Prison Act of Ireland.—Leave PARISH BOUNDARIES OP IRELAND. Mr. GOULBURN itioved for leave to bring in a Rill to 11 , CCT. tain the Boundaries of Parishes and Town-lands in Ireland. Mr. HUME inked whether the survey was to be at the public expense. Mr. GOULDURN said, as the object of making a map of Ire land was certainly deemed necessary Air the benefit of the public, he thought it ought to be made at the public expense.—Leave was given to bring in the Bill. 111 e. FytillE PALMER moved for a retuAt of the amount of different rortions of Land situated in one County, but belonging to another. Ordered. THE' SLA TRADE. Mr. EVANS moved for Copies of the Correspondence between the Commissioners for the :suppression of the Slave Trade, and the Governors of Sierra Leone, Rio de Janeira. Surinam, from the Ist of January 1824. and also with We Governor of the Cape of Good Hope, and the different Colonies on the watt of Africa, (rem the Ist of January, 1323 C.ILEDONIAN CANAL ACTS. Mr. HER RIES 'rave notice, that be rshauld move for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the CaLtdonlen4;: o l ei lets. The other 00f-tsar thc,4l f sup t ce; and the House Adjourned at TwtLvit o (Loci. .LIOUSE OF• COMMONS THIS DAY. i r_, - NOTidES OP MOTIONS. 1. Damsel Divina—Committee on reduction of Duties on various articles of Foreign Produce. - 2. Mr. !Usherly—Repeal df the Duties on Beer. 3. Mr. Kemp—Bill for Establishing a Register (Wee. for con centrating and preserving the • Registers of Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, in England. 4. Sir John Newport—Bill to limit the power or holding a plu rality of Benefice , . and to feral the Statutes granting to the Archbishops and Bishops the power of forming Episcopa► Unions in Ireland. - 5.. Mr. flume—To move the following Resolution— " That no Member shall vote fat or against any Question in which he has a direct pecuniary intone.? PRICES OF lIRITIBII STOCIt'3 V ESTERD 1 Y. 3 per rent. Cone. 934 f j Ex. 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Cooke: Caspar, Mr Morn; Kilian, Klusman to the (lead Ranger. Mr. iltswilllam Dernoil of the Hartz, MI. Howell; Zamtel, Mr. O. Smith; Witch of the (4 , 11, Mr. 111.auehard. Linda. 11441f:redden Rose, Mrs. Bedford. After lethal, OLD AND YOUNG. The Four Mowbrays by Min Clara Fisher. • To conclude with THE SLEEPING DRAUGHT. Popoilno, Me. Harley. On Thura.lay, A New Day to Pay OM Debts. and Chanje Partners. THEATRE ROYAL. COVENT-GARDEN. This Eveding. TEESDAV. )dierch 8. will be performed THE BELLE'S SCRATAGEM. Sir Georpe Totichwood, Mr. Cooper; Dorteourt, Mr. C. Kimble ; Hardy. Mr. Fawcett: Flutter, Mr. Arne.. Letitia Hardy. Miss Foote; Lady Frances T.ouchwoud, Miss F. H. Kelly ; Mn. Racket, Mrs. • . . THE B IRRER OF sumur. Count Almarira, Mr. Jones:. Doctor Dartolo. Mr. Piowtett ! Fleur% Mr. Durtuket ; Florelio. Mr. Penman. Rosins,, Mei M. Tree. On Thuredar, A Roland fur en °lira', Charles the Second. and The Miller and his Men. THEATRE lib i i AITToFENT - -GARDEN. 01.4tORIOS. Te4aarroli Evening, WEDNESDAY, March 9, will be performed PART I.—A SELECTION from ALEXANDER'S FEAST. composod by G. T. Handel. PANT 11.—A SELEC PION from PRECIOSA, composed by Carl Marla Von Weber. Pear lII.—A SELECTION fromAlllN HASSAN, composed by Carl Marla Von Weber. In the euurat of the Evening a variety of Vocal and Instrumental Hutto. Principal Vocal Performers--Mitsfirsddon: Madame Caradorl: Miss Lore ; 14W. Hanmeersley: Nirs.Tentant I Master Lonphunt ; and Miss M. Tree; liesma ... raheun. Sapid. Pearman, K. Chapman, Tinney. Robinson, and Leader of the EltiMr. Mori. Conductor at the Organ and Plano Forte. Mr. S. we/16y. The Choruses, under the direction of Mr. Wat son, will be numerous and complete, huleted by the Young Oentle men of his Majesty's Chapel Royal and St. Paurs Cathedral. The whole under the superintendence of Mr. Hawes. The Drnmatlc Free List does niestend to the Oratorios. - - THEATRE ROY. 11„ ENVLISII OPERA H()CSR, STRILVD. The Public are respectfully Informed that they will end MR. MATHEWS AT HOME on THURSDAY NEAT, March 10, with an entirely new lentertaln men% On which F.vening the Villains are invited to inspect the Contents of Mr. Matliewes " aICItORANDUM BOOK," Doors open at Seven: the Pergormance to commence at Eight. Pincer to be taken at the Rox-ollfeedally. from Ten till rive. - ARGYLL ROOMS,ANI7CA:I'EATON-STREE 7', CITY. PHILOSOPHY. Mr. D. Ir. IA ALCM respectfully announces hts usual COURSE of EXPERIMENTAL PHILOSOPIIN and the original EIDOURANION during Lent. The Second lector. of the Course to be deileeted TO-DAY (TVESDAYI, March IS, et One, and to continue 'Tuesdays Ind Saturdays, In the Argyll Roo milt and the First ..n the I.:Mountains,. at Seven. TO-MORROft iWEDNI*DA EVENINO, March C. at the Paul's Head. Cateston.street. Cit y and to continue at that Hour on Mondays. Wednesdays. and Friday". hulleulers In Rills. Course of Thirteen transferable Tickets. One Oulnea ; Single Lec tures. Half a Crown. Th e B RIT mu rates eommencod publishing yesterday morning at five o'clock. LONDON, TUESDAY, NIAACM S. The Paris Papers of Saturday are utterly devoid of in terest on this side of the Charnel. The second article of the Law of Indemnity was still under discussion ii. the Chamber of Deputies. An amendment moved by M. toe LARTOCRI had been adopted, fixing the snub to be granted at eighteen times the income of tire estate, instead of twenty times, as originally proposed. The Ministers took no part in the debate on this amendment, which was carried by a considerable majority. The Right SiJe were absolutely astonithej at their success, and shouts of triumph were raised fgr a victory which they had gained because their adversaries had not thought fit to contest the flelri. The most interesting discussion of Friday was that upon Gen. Yor'A amendment, to include in the indemnity those cre ditors of the emigrants who were paid in the depreciated paper-currency of the Revolution. M. DE MARTIGNAC contended, that as they had accepted that mode of pay ment in preference to waiting for the liquidation of their debts by the emigrants, they had excluded themselves froth ill claims ots public justice. M. BENJAMIN CON STANT maintained, that the creditors *ere as fully entitled to indemnity as the emigrants, who, under the law of 1802, had agreed to submit to the new order of things, and by that itzt had as completely abdicated their rights as the creditors, by accepting the paper currency. M. DE VI i.tetz opposed the amendment. which was finally. rejected. There were yet ROMP reib-amendinents to be considered before the second artiee could be put to the vote, *hen the Chamber adjourned to Saturday. The French Journalists are profuse in thiir eulogies no the liberal system on which the English system of finance is planned. They give the substance of the Cuzisciunit of the EXCHEQUER'S speech, and praise him warmly for the interest he takes ,in the welfare of the labouring classes and small proprietors. According to letters from Odessa, dated the 9th ult , it appears that the illustrious but mysterious Personage in whoie - hehalf VAftea Et exetted himself with so much zeal after his return to Greece, and whom he had actually pro ' pissed as the Sovereign of that country, was no other than Count CAPO ! No party—no individual even of the least consideration—listened for a moment to to ridi culous and degrading a project. The Government of Na poli di Romania replied in pliin terms to the negociator, that the Greeks would rather submit ' , rain to the Ottoman yoke than accept such a Monarch. They might as well, indeed, have become at once a dependency of Russia. By letters from Semlin of the 12th ult. we learn, Slit sbe in surrection in Servia was Pot ;oppressed. The revolters, inflamed to desperation by the ceelty of Prince MttoscH, were resolved at least to sell their lives dearly ; and as the whole province and the adjoining country were labouring under similar grievances, much too oppressive to he borne when any prospect of relief offered itself, it was expected that the revolt would spread in every direction. • FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, NAZCA s.—Five perCenta. opened at 106 f.; closed at 106 t. 15c.; Bank Stock, 2,0361.; Heine de Naples. Certif. Falconnet, 911.30 e. ; Rente d'Eapagne,ttfif. ; Bora] SPanish Loan, 1823, CI Q; Exchange on London—one month, 25f.; three ditto, 24f. 85c.—Court ihtheneigre, March 5. We are glad to find that the trench Government have reaolvtd to discontinue the scandalous practice of.oren ing the private communications passing bete•een this country and France : CALAIS, SUNDAY Evixixo. The Mayor of Colitis received this day, at four o'clock, a tele graphic despatch from PiTia, with instructions for him, and the Sub-Prefect at Boulogne, to discontinue opening any despatches that might be forwarded from this port, or from that town, by mer chants or bankers, to any part of the Continent. It was reported yesterday in the City, that despatches bad been received from Mr. SraaTromp CANNINCi very I favourable to the Greek cause if advices to tins effect have not yet reached town, there can be little doubt, we think, in the mind of any attentive observer, that the ne eeiations now pending must terminate to the advantage of the noble-minded people who have, with unparallel gallantry, reconquered their freedom and independence. It is so obviously the interest of both France and England to raise an insurmountable barrier to, tint I quarter to the ambition of Russia, that both these Powers must be anxious to bring the struggle to a close, by flrsi reetvaition of the new Christie/1 nation, wli!cb regenerated itself from four centuries of Turkish barbarism. If Greece were admitted by Europe to the rink of an ) independent State, her safety would render her the natural ally and supporter of the empire of Conitantinopie against the Russians, whom of all people she has mein reason to dread and detest. The open and undisguised despotism of the Turks cannot have produced stronger feelings of lionility in the breasts of the Greeks than they justly entertain towards the perfidious Court of St. Peters burgh, which has so often excited them to revolt, under the most solemn, but violated, promises of assistance. The Divan themselves, if they understood their true situation, and knew the policy by which they should be guided, would be conscious that, however mortifying, and in some respects injurious, the loss of their dominion in Greece, they would be able to maintain the possession of Constan tinople against Russia better with the Greeks as allies than as subjects. %Ve feel great pleasure in learning that the observations we made yesterday on the subject of the , Greek Loin had, in a great measure, the effect we de sired. Of the ultimate success of the Greeks there can, we think, have been no well founded doubt' since the ter mination of the late campaign. They then manifested their ability to defend themselves against all foreign ag gression, and they have proceeded steadily with the con , solidation of their internal government. I So long as twelve months back the Greeks had advanced sufficiently to begin the establishment of Lancasterian schools, and had so far confirmed their independence as to resolve on setting apart the confiscated lands, and reserving them as a national mortgage for any future loan. Calling to mind its train of brilliant successes since this period, if that security was solid their, how much more unquestionably so must it be now, when these lands are in their fast and permanent occupation ? and this too with every pregnant indication that their independence will, ere long, be openly recognised by the two leading Powers of Europe, who have both of them a common interest in its establishment. A letter was received yesterday by the Greek Deputies from Zante, dated the 15th of January, containing the' following information:— " Fifteen vessels have just passed this piece, which are going to join those at present blocked*: Patna. That fortress is closely invested both by pea and land, and we have certain intelligence that the Turks are in the greatest want of provision. The Admiral Misulis commands the above vessels, and all circumstance' seen to promise the speedy reduction of,tbat important place." The Bill for suppressing unlawful societies in Ireland was read a third time last night in the House of Lords, and passed. The formal assent of the Crown now only remains to be given to this Bill to render it obligatory as part of the law of the land. Nce have the fullest confi dence in the good sense of the Catholics as to their tranquil and perfect submission to the judgment of Parliament; more especially at this moment, when the justice and ex pediency of conceding their claims have been solemnly ad mitted by one branch of the Legislature. No great measure of justice has ultimately failed of success in the British Parliament. The Catholic question has gained by every discussion, and it was perhaps only necessary to its tri umph that it should be delivered from the mischievous ad vocacy of the intemperate men who were making it a mere stalking-horse for purposes purely selfish. We un derstand that several eminent mercantile and commercial men have waited on the Noble Earl at the head of his NlArisi.v's Government, and urged strongly the pro priety of settling the question by the concession of the debris of the Catholics. These Gentlemen represented that the passing of the Bill to be founded on the late Resolutions of the House of Commons, was, in their opinion, necessary to the safe investment of British capital in Ireland, and that they only waited for it to embark largely in undertakings favourable to the pros perity and welfare of that country. We have also 'want tint a simi:ar representation has been made by several a the firmest and most constant friends of the Administra tion. It is said that these statements have produced a deep impression upon the Noble Earl,and we have reason to believe that the Bill will be supported by wine very distinguished Peers who have formerly considered it their duty to oppose the question. If the Bill should pass, it is intended to accom pany it with others, granting a provision to the Catholic Clergy, and limiting the elective franchise in Irelartil tr.t ler poeseasion of I yearly income of at hest teb pound r These measure[ are both obvioudy necessary we thin k t s should the Catholic Claims fkil of present aucce.s, mote particularly &Ye we convinced of the propriety of • franchising the forty-shilling freeholders. • Mr. S rusn't Wonrt.tv's FIB for legalising the !ale of Game was read a second tune litt night, after sonic debate, which concluded with a divis;oft. Tlis majmity ip fa vour or the Bill was considerable ; 'the numbers beir4 S against 96 The speech of the Honouriule Gentleman wSs clearacttritml by that clear and manly tone which dr.- tingMslies him. As we heartily approve of the principle c.•." this measure, notWlthstanding the defeets We obscrve.in te, we are much stratified at the prospect Lid out to the.cm.:-..- try by the division of last night, that the suggestions at . justice, policy. and •hurnanity will at'length triemph ;-! this difficult and delicate branch of legbeistion. The news from the Continent was extremely favourable yesterday, and it had the effect of raising Connell, which were done fee money, at 93tee, ,sod for the Account of 93i 941 and *. ' e foreign mareet!was also liege ; Colom bian, Bonds ware Sint Mexican. trip left off at 4g • Bre - ein e m was done at 31e; Old Spenish Bonds were irrri et NI, and the New at 191. New Greek Scrip improved , it was at I to 1 diseuunt ; and • the opinion was, ttott the hes:ility against it could have no further effect upon t . French Rentes have materially improved; they were quoted by the lan express at tots 30. There was e eosiner able business airing in the Sheee Market. Pasco Pein elate, which have of late been the greet bait for speculator:, were at 33-8. The New Mexican Company's Shares were at 10 to 11. ape( the Pacific and Atlantic were Erin at fr%; , n S to 4. me Rail Roa' Shires were steady; although there was not so much business doing in them as in tout!. American Companies. The shares of the English:Minnie. Association will be apportioned in a few days. P'e tie derstand that the applications bare •Seerl rev, nnmerous. There is a new Chilian Trailing Company ,` as 140-11 as a Peruvian Association, for the sane purpose kretenlng. The Colonial Market had no regular business dote in iteebut Friday: prices were quoted by the spetalator", and no bareains were concluded Under them. ~ We understeed that the flest instance of the vexteloue regulation for tesamining the private despatehes occurreil on Tuesday last with .an express which had been sent off late on the. preceding. evening to snnesseee the re. duction of the iluty on vdnes. The courier, on applyiej for post-horses, wait informed that orders hail been receieefi by the Sub-Prefect to take eogninance. of all despatches before he permitted the postmanter to grant horses. The express was delayed mere than an hour, whilst the Sub , . Prefect examined the contents. The Duchess of Gloucester paid a visit yesterday to iter Royal Brother, the Duke of York. . His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland held his first Drawing-room for the season on Thursday night. It was numerously and elegantly attended. Lord Cemhermi re, who is appointed Commender-:s:- • Chief, is expected to sail for Irdia some time io the ensuite month. . . Dr, Holland and Mr. Stutter visited Mr. Seeretarf Can ning yesterday, whose health is still improving ; abbot:in the Right Hot oerable Gentleman remains co nned it the Foreign Office. - On Tuesday, Mr. flume was reeelected Lord hector of the.Merisohal College of Aberdeet for the ensuing year• It is said that fienry.White, Esq., Member of Parlia ment fcir (he county of Dublin, fnd Colonel of the County Regiment of Militia, is about to lead to the Ifyrieneel Altar Miss O'Grady, daughter of the Chief Bareneee Dublin E:tning Pat?. George Rich. Robinson, Esq. of the firm of Hatt and Robinson, merchants, London, will other himself as a can didate for the representstiou of the City of NVorceister se the next galore! election. A requisition addressed to hies is now under signature in that city. We umlerstnntl that the Marine Alliance torofiSy have escaped the loss that will be sustained by the unrieWriters of the Kent—not being 011 the policy. List= is performing at Southampton to eteseled houses. Miss Paton, we Item, has been safely delivkred of s daughter. . . A letter from Paris - dated the 4th inst. says, thee frequeet communicitions, tak e place through that city, betwese London and Madrid, respecting the pending negoeistioes for a Spanish loan. Mr. Gregory arrived in Paris on the ea, and set out immediately for Madrid. He told sorer person!' with whom hcomiversed that he considered the loan as contracted, and mentioned some eminent capitalists as engaced in it. The Madrid Gazette of the vied of Febr'eary tontalfs a We account of that part of the debate upon the King's speech which relates to South America, accompanied by notes, written in the usual strain, and with the usual met - racy, to demonstrate that his Catholic Majesty's former possessions in that quarter of the globe are rapidly return ing, to their allegiance. A letter front Marseilles of the 47th ult. mentions the arrival of a vessel from Alexandria, bringing accounts el* the activity of the Pacha in making preparations for the next campaign against the Greeks ; but it was believed at Alexandria that he had other views than .the subeugatiou of that brave people. The commerce of Egypt was rising to a degree of splendour which astonished all the Eutto peani resident in that country ' • and the government of the Pacha was spoken of with the same respect as the most enlightened of those of Europe. At the time this vessel sailed, 17 vessels laden with cotton were about to have the port for Marseilles, and several were bound for England, Sweden, and Harriburgh. M. Drovetti, the French Con - aul, was in high favour with the Pacha, and it was supposed that to the advice of that gentleman might be attributed the important measures adopted by the Paella for the civni cation of his people and the extension of his commerce. An insurance office, called The European, had tutu estiblished at Alexandria, in which some of the wealthier native aed European merchants were directors, and it. was expected that some of the monopolies which the Pacha kept in his own hands would be farmed to other Companies. The Piednsontese Gazette contains a Decree. issued by the new King of Naples, directing that chapeliused for pero - ane purpos:s shall no longer retain the exterior mark' of places of worship. Ex•r_ct of a letter from Calcutta, dated September et:— •• The following particulars respecting the Rangoon at! . ..a may not be uninteresting --Prince Sierras/I.'l-4, a 1.0 is uncle to the pre sent King, is much esteemed by the Burmese, who consider him a rest General, and prudent warrior. The force under his eomtrats is estimated at 7U,090 men. But as the one.half must he toeM rabble, our success can scarcely be considered doubtful should they enemy hare the eourat-e to attack or await our adearee. Do nit think, however, that a I!efest of this esteemed General would air minate the wa-, for how successful soevee the war maybe, the despdg is not likely to see for peace, till our near approach makes; him tremble for the safety of his • golden ears.' The war will, there is little doubt, continue for at least six months longer. At presefse their country is considerably inundated, but after the rams the army will proceed towards (lneerapera, the capital, though not. idi was at first intended, by water—this mode having become exceed ingly dangerous, by reason of the stakes ands easels the enemy bare lately sunk in the Irrawarry." The old duty last year of hops, at 1 IT-40t1. per lb.. was 1413,8341.; the new duty, at ; 8-'..?0,1., 110•.0001.: total, 2.10,2381. Sr. PAUL:L-1n digging the foundation for the releied ing of this cathedral it was discovered beneath the grave*, that the foundation of the old church rested on a later of hard and close pot-earth. Curiosity led Sir Christopher Wren to search further. He found, that on the north aide it was six feet thick, that it grew thinner towardstbe tenth. and on the decline of the hill was scarcely lout. On al i r e a ng oc i i h ng h f e ar ca ti ta ier e , he metwa terwagiitah sannthmingileibill wit lrQ ii se per u ng 7:l l4 : l4 at and other sea-shells ; and, by boring. come at last to the beach, an.l under that the natural hard clay, which evinced that the .1,4 hod on,.e oeoui WV :he space on ze•hl:4 St. Pairs now stands. It was the opinion of our great the hills that ail had bean a a slue between es t tli;eir: at low wallet beilve rll-h w il s, lant of Essex s seedy plain. In a shop window at bechsgate the following hes rei cently been put up:—"five huudred women wanted to sew bed quilts."-e-This id oertainly dealing in " shred* min patches" (foz such are the goilq), by wheleesle.--Weee ester:a- GiearJiere I , f ) . I,' ( j i I J