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''l ----•--...„........, .. 4. .................. No. 6,622. LONDON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1824. ... _ KING'S THEATRE- SALE BY AUCTION. there, that an additional charge to tbe public of ,4s. or bs. per Which make 38,057,654 House there is THIS EVENING, TUESDAY, February in, will be presented the Serious Opera of--slonee•—_ chaldron on coals was made by the management. To this we must add- the Supplies of the year : v . GENUINE PICTURES.—ONE ENTIRE PROPERTY. Mr. P. GRENFELL thought it (image that the Hon. Member The interest ou Exchequer Sills - - 1,0M),008 castlerr:wlthe r ZELAIIRA. at Mr. STANLEY, for Staffordshire (Mr. Littleton) should aseert that he would oppose The Army - - - - - - 7,490,945 that the der Between the Acts, the Ballet Divertissement Peruvien, At his Rooms, 21, Old Bald-sweet, on TUESDAY NEXT, the the repeal of the coal duties, because be hod not been instructed by The Navy 5,762,814 ger that ' L'ADORATION AU SOLIEL. 2d of March, his constituents to do ea. Ile (Sir. CL) sew that the greatest ad- The Ordnance To conclude with a new Ballet, called • A Genuine COLLECTION of PICTURES, entirely vantages would arise Bona the repeal to England and Ireland. Miscellaneous LA NOCE DE VILLAGE. LI. the Property of a Gentleman, an eminent Collator removed Mr. LITTLETON said, that his Hon. Friend (Mr. tirenfell) - It or 56.332,1124 slur Madame Catalani has entered into an engagement with Signor front his country residence ; comprising Specimens of Serghem, had mistaken his words, which he had given without the (rah& Giving .a total of Benelli fora certain number Al Nights, and Will appear for the first P. Potty, Miens, Van Tol, Du Judin, Litigelbach, van cation that accompanied them. Hs (Mr. Littleton) only said that Deducting this from the amount of Revenue 67,385,000 Ipr he should time these ten years in the Opera Bait entitled "II Nuovo Fara- Harp, Rachel Ruyseh, Jealous. Palamedes, Stoffe. Inniee- . oppose the repeal unless it were shewn that it would be And the surplus at this end of the trill be 1,052,076 e year tics, per la tastes; on Saturday next. Madame Caralani veldt, De Koniegh, Carlo Dolci, Lairease, Tiepolo, and various serviceable to the country. Si, M. RIDLEY said, that the coal proprietors in the North And on the last year added to this, the total L also engaged for Six Sacred Concerts, which will be given at this other distinguished 3lasters, Italian and Flemish. ply- - Theatre, on the same plan aa the Ceit onc Spirituals at Paris, on the May be viewed two days preceding the Sale, and Catalogues would be always able to give a full sup . surplus will be - - - 2.783,000 Fridays in Lent. had. Sir 111 ENRI' HARMNOE presented • petition from the inha- I have troubled the I louse with these details, in artier to put ' bitants of Sunderland, against tlse duties oa seals carried coastwise. MUM fairyy before them, and without any observations r Applications for Boxes and Single Subscriptions for the Sea- GLOUCESTER-PLACE, PORTMAN-SQUARE. Ordered to lie on the table. at present do not feel to be necessary. In making this yob to be made to Mr. Seguin, Opera Office, 105, Quadrant, Lease, modern Furniture, two Chimney-glossa, fine Linen, Cut Refentagreet. a The Opera ...„1 begin on Tuesdays at half-past seven, and on Saturdays at 'clock precisely. NEW TIIRATRE-ROYAL, DRURV.LANE. THISEVENING, TUESDAY, Feb. 24, will be performed the Operatic ROULDCS of Glau and China, a few Plated Articles with silver edges, Lady's of St. Peter's, in Kent, against the duties on nods. Goid Watch, upright Grand Piano, Eight-day Table Clock, an Sir E. KNATCHBULL presented a petition fvom the pariah meet, I must beg the Committee to emnpare the rev Laid on the table. this year with that of 11W. LION year I calculated the r the Customs at 10,500,0001., not taking any sanguine • Electrifying Machine Surgery Fixtures, Drugs, ChOmieals• 4 Mr. Alderman WOOD presented a petition from the inhabitants subject, but at the Name time indulging in nothing whi qaanuty of Coals, &el By Messrs. PEARSE and GANN, On the Premises, No. 49, Gloucester-place, Portman-equare, on of the ward of Querithithe, praying that the Duties on Coals might might not be repealed.--Ordered to lie on the table. DUTIES ON LEATHER. be realised. Such, however,' has been O. our foreign commerce—such.the effect of that free • tear of policy (hear, heat) adopted by this House. THURSDAY, the 24th fut. at Twelve, under circumstances et._ termined to be forwarded, end of which I may IP LODOINKA. which preclude the least reservation. Mr. CARTWRIGHT presented apetidoo ROM the ' '"' humble advocate such the constant and inc Polanders—Prince Lupauski, 3lr. Powell; Count Floreski, 31r. THE Handsome and nearly New HOUSEHOLD and leather-sellere of Wellingborough, praying for a repeal of the prevailing in every part of the colimry--auch e' Hewn; Baron Lovinski, Mr. Archer ; Varbel, Mr. Harley. Prin. duties on leather. He observed, that oloothetif lm than a repeal of , FURNITURE, comprising four.post and other Bedsteads, the who.e x "7 a proud satisfaction, that this brooch of t' , Tartars—Kera Khan, Mn Wallack ; Itherak, Mr. Webster; items • f d • Wind° • Ch. requ ; a SUN o :awing-room w-eurtams, two Chien- such an Act. no kes than 11,500,0011 L (Hear, hear.) Khor, Dlr. G. Smith ; Kruse, Mr. Foster. A similar petition was presented by Ilihr. LITTLETON from ney-glansas in gilt frame*, rosewood, card, and sofa Tables, Te- tb obwow,okers, townand _miaow( stabdohttw. sweat things is likes tit continua, and After which, poy, ale tablet twelve imitative rosewood Chairs, with eueldons . ers, c reason far thinking. the( the liberal po' swat on the table. RUMFUSTIAN INN AMOIZATO ; and moms, rte. o,ecian Couch so carempond, mahogany pillar aboodandy testify as prOprlets—its • Or, THE COURT OF QUADLIBET. Breakfast-table, set of mahogany Chairs finished in hair seating, LICENCE DUTIES. of the revenue does not exhibit exs The King of Quedlibet, Mr. oeherry ; numftontar, innamerato, mahogany dining and Pembroke Tables, Brussels, Turkey, and Sir W. INOILBY presented a petit's. horn the innkeerwa hes fallen awn of my estimate, i' Sir. Harley : Muffinaro, Mr. Knight. Squallarina, Mm. Urger; venetian carpets, Rugs, steel Fenders and Fire-irons, Oil-cloths, and licensed vietuaners of Quemisberry.aisdrist the licence duties. jog obis satisfactorily to ~,,„, Cioutilda, "Miss Green. rich Cut (Hass, China, and Plated Articles, with silver edges, A similar petition was presented by Sir OLIN POLLEN, from ore, hos not arisen from To conclude with ' Lady's gold Watch, a brilliant tone upright grid Pianofoeta, by the dolbeldeants of Andover. en over, earormy increeeed, ho' THE CATARACT OF THE GANGES; Loud, capital eight-day Table-clock, by Atkins, an Electrifying Laid rm the table. '•• directly advert. I estimated Or, THE RAJAH'S DAUGHTER. Machine, mahogany Counter, two Nests of labelled Drawers, and Me. ROBERT SMITH presented a- petition Rom Lincoln, (tripe has only been 25,34' Atkbar, Mr. Powell; Mokarra, Mr. Walla& ; han, Mr. other Surgery fittings, a small stock of Drugs and Chymicals, pra=trepeal of the licence duty. areunistances which Itr Perky; Jack Robinson, Mr. Harley. Princess Deese, Miss Phil- about two dialdrons and a half of Coals, and various effects. to be printed. lint place I omitted to ' lips; Zeroing, Miss L. Kelly. On the same day will be sold, an Agreement for a Lease of the RECOVERY OF SMALL DEBTS. paid on the stock o' To-morrow, The Merry IViTel of Windsor. TIIRATRR-ROYAL.. L. COCENT-GA ROZA: truly eligible Premises, for • term of twenty-one years, from vember, 1821, at the low rent of 951. per annum. No. Lord ALTHORP presented a petition relating to the more ef. amounted to 130,e0r fectual recovery of small debts, distress prevailing The House to be viewed until the sale, and the Effects on the Mr. HOBHOUSE observed, that the House wsa, perhaps, collected, the Ge THIS EVENING, TUESDAY, Feb. 94, will be day preceding and morning of sale. aware that for filing. an affidavit to recover a sum of 101, a seams- duty, and the r IN NA 'lrtrVielfrill ND t Or, TILE RETURN FROM SLAVERY. The Principal Characters bs. Sinclair, W. Farrell. -- - C'etalogues may be had on the Premises; at the Yorkshire ry expense of 2 guineas was incurred. He thought it particularly 53,0001 only • S'tingo; at Garraway's; and at Messrs. Pcarse and Gann's offices, necessary that attention should be paid to the subject, as it applied measure paw - Hi, Vere.street, Cavendish-square. to Westminster. The Noble Lord might not be aware that a so- always revr - ciety had been formed by the tradespeople of Westminster, for the I &nudely Cooper, Dunne, Fawcett, and Barnes:r Misses Pawn, Beaumont, To sail from the River in March, and from Portsmouth the 16th purpose of assisting one another in finding the resadenees of their Love, and 31. Tree. of April, small debtors ; yet, notwithstanding Ibis, he understood there were namely To conclude with pOR BOMBAY Direct, the fast-sailing Teak Ship the names of 6,000 persons on the list of the , while places dimly THE POACHERS. 1 TRIUMPH, AI. a Constant Trader; THOMAS of abode could not be ascertained, and many oft were good ths' The principal Characters by Nears. cower, Janes, Blanchard, GREEN, Commander (of the Hon. Company's Service, and late pay, but the sums were irrecoverably lost, because the debtors could a Louis, and O'Brian; Mesdames ',such, Chattaley, and Vining; of the Ship Ilarkworthi; burthen 600 tons; lying in the City not be found ; and it was impossible that their creditors could r and Miss Love. Canal, trace them through the country. He (Mr. Hobbousa) would re- To-morrow (for the Benefit of the Philanthropic Institu- For Freight or Passage apply to Capt. Greco, at the Jerusalem turn to the subject when it came regularly before the House. Hi, Son, Mile End), John Bull; with the Pantonuime. Coffee-hoax; to Messrs. Palmer, 'Wilson, and Co. King's Arms- object was, that such small debts should not come under the sr This day. Ilvo. 2a lid. yard ;to Mr. Robert Taylor; or to EDMUND READ, tute of limitation, but that the creditor should be allured 1, Riches-court, Lime-strest make his claim good by taking an affidavit of the debt every p LAN for the ESTABLISHMENT of a NATIONAL This Ship4s fitted expressly for he 1 modat• of P ' t . ccorn ion aseen- rears. BANK. Br the late DAVID RICARDO, Esq. 31. P. gees, and carries an experienced Surgeon. Dlr. BROUGHA 31 presented a petition from the town o' Printed for John Murray, Albemarle stmt. To Sail from the River in all the Month of March, and from praying an extension to Ireland of the provisions of 'thoep's Bill, for the more easy recovery of small debts. Portsmouth the 10th of April, Ordered to lie on the table. This day Is published, in octavo. OR MADRAS and CALCUTTA, touching at MA DUTIES ON WOOL. THE SLAVERY of the BRITISH WEST INDIA .I' DEIRA, the Teak Ship EXMOUTH, AI. burthen 700 Mr. S. WORTLEY presented a petition from e ONIES, delineated as it exists both in Law and Tons, SAMUEL OWEN (H. C. S.), Commander (late of the - •in d • ow, York, praying foe a repeal of e sties oo w Practice, and compared with the Slavery of other Countries, ancient Providence), lying in the City Canal. Ord -wed to lie on the table. and modern. For Freight or Passage apply to the Commander, at the Jerusa- A eimil petition was presented by Sir T By JAMES STEPHEN, Esq. lent Coffee house; to Messrs. Rickards, Mackintosh, and Co from F ar,•sweenewtwhire. Vol. 1. being a Delineation of the State in point of Law. Bishopsgate-street-Within ;or to EDMUND READ, • Lord STANLEY presented a petition London: Printed for Joseph Butterworth and Son, 43, Fleet- I, Riches-court, Lime-street. mallets and publicans, of Derby, against street. This Ship is fitted expreasly for conveying Passengers,..for whom Ordered to lie on the table. the accommodation will be most commodious and extensive. EPILEPSY. R. F. HAHNEMANN allows, after the Cure, IIT.AN'I'S A SITUATION, a respectable young inhabitants of Bath, against the A D Twelve Months' Pooof-time, before he requires his Fee. 0 I WOMAN, as PROFESSED COOK; has served her that from the speech a his Mare 17, Holleastreet, Cavendish-square. time under Men Cooks. Can have an undeniable Character front the public anticipated considerabl the place she has just left; has no objection to Town or Country. of the Exchequer. He hoped, t' FASHIONABLE HATS. Letters addressed (post-paid) to It S. DI. No. 7, Newcastle. this night give them some rat ROBERT FRANKS, corner of Beech-street, Barbican, street, Strand. this subject. is Imo Selling superior SUPERFINE BEAVER HATS, I Otdered to hew the tab/ warranted Waterproof. of excellent quality and fait colours, at the PA RLLIMEN7'.4RY INTELLIGENCE. COM' low Prize of ONE GUINEA. _......., Mn HOBHOUSE p• Corner of Red Cross-street. HOUSE OF LORDS, lilostnaw, Fee. ft neymen hatters of Sor• --- EAST INDIA HOUSE, FES. 11, 1824. the Combination LerINDIA HOUSE. obnoous laws herl IPHE COURT of DIRECTORS of the ['NI TED mr. mum, hoot the 'au House presented a ropy of the re.. master sr as well s ..i. CiOMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENGLAND, trading gulations passed by the Governmenb in India for Inn; also • which must be r Ito the EAST INDIES, do hereby give Nottee, ' copy of the regulations permed by the Governors, in Council, of Laid on the That a thmend Court of the stud Company will be held, by Koval sod Fort GeOSICIL for the Mar year. Aejeorasnout, at their House in beedenhallAtrest, on Wenees- NATIONAL DEBT. Mr. BAC DAT, the/nth Instant, at Eleven &Clock in the Forenoon, for the Mr. Hyam, from the Commissioners for the reduction of the prayingre purpose of considering the proposition contained in the following national debt, presented the annual account of the reduction of the log ir letter, vb. i.-- " To the Minoan, Deputy Chairman, and Directors of the East POST OFFICE. India Company. debt, to the sth Jan. 1824. rd, O Mr. Compton, from the Post Office, presented the account of y " London, January 16, 1824. balances due from the different past-masters of Great Britain, to lir I " Gentlemen—We, the undersigned Proprietors of East India the sth Jan. 1824. Stock, request you will Summon a Court of Proprietors, for TAX OFFICE. the . of submitting to them the •following Resolution, Mr. Tierney, from the 'fax-otfice, presented a statement of n •`irb;,-- aPPI the salaries and allowances of Receivers-General of Taxes in th Madan be made to Parliament in the ensuing See- several counties of England and Wales, to the sth January Ill• lion, for the repeal of the 46th clause of the Act of the 53d of together with an account of all cases decided by the Judges u George 111. cap. lis, by which the Court of Directors is prohibited the Act of the 4th Geo. IV. cap. 11, relating to the assessed vfrom *ending to India, in the capacity of a Writer, any person who The Marquis of CA 3IDEN presented& petition from a • shall not have resided during Four Terms at the Ilayleybury snmemershire ; but front the inaudible voice in which t' College, sod for introducing into the said Act a clause appointing rem it, we were unable to hear the object of it, or the a Pudic Examination at such Times, and under such Regulations whence it came.—lt was ordered to be laid on the table am the Court of Directors, with the approbation of the Board of SOUTH AMERICA. Control, may direct, to which Examination all Persons shall The Marquis of LANSDOWN moved for seer submit their acquirements and qualifications for approval, previous lating to the Exports from Great Britain and Ir to their being permitted to proceed in the capacity of Writers to and South America, from the year 1763 to either of the Presidencies of Fort William, Fort St. George, or ordered. Bombay. HOUSE IN LOMBARD-STRF " DOCGLAS KINNAIRD "JOSEPH HOME On the motion of the Earl of SHAFTE' " R. F. BEAUCHAMP " JOHN Moaamt Loinbard-street Bill was -cad a third time r " W. MORGAN " R. WILLIAMS " C. WRIGHT "JOHN ADDINELE HOUSE OF COMDIONS, M ' RANDLE JACISON "SAMUEL 1)1103r." JOSEPH DART, Secrete ry. COAL DU' Sir W. LEMON presented a pr EAST INDIA HOUSE, Fon. 18, 1824. Redruth in C wall praying for THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the UNITED t ease twise; and Liother kr COMPANY of Al I.:Re H A NTS of ENGLAND, tradhig th same county. to the EAST INDIES, do hereby give Notice, Similar petitions were prer That a GENERA!. COURT or the raid COMPANY will be inhabitants of Brixton ant' held at their House in Leadenhall-street, on '.l EDNESDAT, the the Mayor and Corp:ran 3d March next, at Eleven o'Clock in the Forenoon, at the desire of JORIBAgas ; from lt, t , nine Proprietors, agreeably to the following letter, sir.:— Swansea, by 31r. W " To the Honourable the Court of Directors of the East India County of Devon, b• Company. Leinceito ; and f " London, Feb. Hi, Ite24. COLE. 1 " GENTLEMEN—We, the undersigned Proprietor', duly qua. Sir C. COLE bird, request you will call a Court of Proprietors of East India pressed upon t' 1 Stock at the earliest convenient day, for taking into their considers- tending to tar non the services of the late Governor-General the Marquis of House. Hastings. Air. NO " " Your obedient servants, this °pp, JAS. SHAW .' DOUGLAS KIKNAIRD plainer/ " ('. Finwea " JoSEPD HUME Mr " J. C. VILLIERS .• RANDLE JACKSON hob, " ED. CODRINGTON " Twos. MURDOCH 011 " ALEX. JOHNSTON." it JOSEPH DART, Secretary. - REFUGE FOR THE DESTITUTE. THE SEVENTEENTH ANNIVERSARY DINNF of this Institution will be at ththeny of London Tar Ills hopsgate.etreet, on THURSDAY,, Oith day of Feb' Ittl. His Royal Highness the Duke of YORK, President,' Chair. STEIVAIDS. RI. Hon. Earl of Tankerville John Mastermar Hon. Mr. Justice Best Robert Millig, Sir O. Robinson, Bart. 31. P. Francis Pepe Geo. R. Dawson, Esq. M.P. Thomas Ph Robert !lichens. Esq. George or Thomas Kingsbury, Esq. Thorns,' George Long, Eq. Denim" , Dinner on Table at Six lio,' Tkkets. 21e. each, may be bad of the ter, E.g. 8, St. Helen'e-place ; of the Sxretary ; of the Collector, No. 7, C Irene; attic Stmerintendents, Haar the Bar of the l'avem. RU midors AND ' A S a mild and effect CA which originate in a lIMIna• namely, indige. -urn, Flatulencies, sp he. fun DIXON'F inure general appror unite every recur ermt, and milli, use. In tropic, and whined it' able and re. Wert to ay acre the mime/ mist Fi'' 11 1. LONDON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1824. No. 6,622. Price 7d. RING'S THEATRE. THIS EVENING, TUESDAY, February 514, will be presented the Serious Opera of ZELIIIIRA. Between the Acta, the Ballet Divertissement Peruvien, L'ADORATION AU SOLIEL. •To conclude with a new Ballet, called I,A NOCE DE VILLAGE. SALE BY AUCTION. GENUINE PICTURES.—ONE ENTIRE PROPERTY. By Mr. STANLEY, At his Rooms, 21, Old Bald-street, on TUESDAY NEXT, the Id of March, A Genuine COLLECTION of PICTURES, entirely Li. the Property of a Gentleman, an eminent Collector removed from his country residence; comprising Specimens of Mershem. P. Potter, Miens, Van Tol, Du Jarilin, LThgelbach, Itoeseyn,Van Harp, Rachel Ruyeeh, Janson*, Palamedes, Stoffe, F. Doi, Mire veldt, De Konirgh, Carlo Dolci, Lairease, Tiepolo, and various other distinguished Masters, Italian and Flemish. May be viewed two days precedin g the S a l e , an d C a t a l ogues had. there, that an additional charge to the public of As. or bs. per chaldron on coals was made by the management. Mr. P. ORENFELL thought it strange that the Hon. Member for Staffordshire (Mr. Littleton) should assert that he would omiie the repeal of the coal duties, because be had not been instructed by his constituents to do es. He (111 r. 0.) Mw that the greatest ad vantages would arise from the repeal to England and Ireland. Mr. LITTLETON said, that his Hon. Friend (Mr. tirenfell) had mistaken his words, which he had given without the qualifi cation that accompanied them. Hs (Mr. Littleton) only said that he should oppose the repeal unless it were shewn that it would be serviceable to the country. Sir M. RIDLEY said, that the coal proprietors in the North would be always able to give a full supply. Sir HENRY HARDINOE presented • petition froM the inha bitants of Sunderland, against the duties on souls carried coastwise. Ordered to lie on the table. Which make together . . . . 38,037,631 To this we must adlthe Supplies ash, year The interest on Exchequer Bills . 1,030,000 The Army . . . 7,490,913 The Navy 6,762,00 The Ordnance RI iacellaneous Maclaine Catal;Flu;s entered into inTen - gag — ement with Signor senelli for a certain number Al Nights, and will appear for the tint time these ten years in the Opera Buffii entitled •4 II Nuovo Fana tics per la Slusica," on Saturday next. Madame l'aralani is also engaged for Six Sacred Concerts, which will be given at this Theatre, on the same plan as the Concert Spiritueh at Paris, on the .Fridays in lent. Applications for Boxes and Single Subscriptions for the Sea yob to be made to Mr. Seguin, Opera Office, 105, Quadrant, ilegent-street. 0 .• The Opera will begin on Tuesdays at half-past seven, and on Saturdays at sersWelock precisely. Sir E. KNATCHBULL presented a petition from the parish of St. Pates, in Kent, against the duties on ottals. Laid on the table. Mr. Aidaman WOOD presented a petition from the inhabitants of the ward of Queerthithe, praying that the Duties on Coals might be repealed.--Ordered to lie on the table. NEW THRATRE-ROY AL, DRURV.LANE,. T HIS EVENING, TUESDAY, Feb. 24, will be performed the Operatic Romance of I,ODOINKA. Polanders—Prince Lupaus&i, Mr. Powell; Count Floreski, 31r. Hawn; Baron Lovinski, Mr. Archer; Varbel, 31r. Harley. Prin cess Loduiska, Miss Povey. Tartan—Kern Khan, Mr. Wallack ; Itharsk, Mr. Webster; Khor, Mr. G. Smith ; Kruse, Mr. Foster. After which, RUMFUSTIAN INNAMOMATO; Or, THE COURT OF QUADLIBET. The Ring of QusAlibet, Mr. °sherry ; Rumfustian Innamarato, Mr. Harley Mutfinaro, Mr. Knight. Squallarina, Ma. Olga; Cloutilda, 'Miss Green. DUTIES ON LEATHER. Mr. CA RTWRI 0 HT preseoted a petidon *u,n the shoemakers and leather.aelleni of Wellingborough, praying for a repeal of the duties on leather. He observed, that nothing less than a repeal of the whole tax would bring about the aorta ends anticipoold by such an An. A similar podtien warn presented by Mr. LITTLETON Sam dm shoemakers, winces, and curriasof SWL/dshiro. Laid on the table. LICENCE DUTIES. Sir W. MOTLEY presented a petit's. hoe the innkeopnie and licensed victuallers of Queensberry. &whist the licence duties. A similar petition was presented by ShrIOLIN POLLEN, from the leilehitants of Andover. Laid on the table. Mr. ROBERT SMITH presented a- petition ham Ltheoln, pra ng a repeal of the licence duty. to be printed. To conclude with THE CATARACT OF THE GANGES; Or, THE RAJAH'S DAUGHTER. Adtbar. Mr. Powell; Mokarra, Mr. Wußack; Iran, Mr. Peaky: Jock Robinson, Mr. Harley. Princess Dena, Miss Phil lips; Zoning, Miss L. Kelly. To-morrow, The Merry Wins of Windsor. THEATRR-ROYAL.. COCENT-GA ROZA: THIS EVENING, TUESDAY, Feb. 94, win be NNITV ie r l LAND; Or, TILE RETURN FROM SLAVERS'. The Principal Characters by llama Sinclair, W. Ferrol. Cooper, Punnet, Fawcett, and Damn; Misses Pawn, Beaumont, Love, and M. Tree. To conclude with THE POACHERS. The principal Characters by Alders. Cooper, Jones, Blanchard, Louis, and O'Brian; bleadames ' , such, Chatterley, and Vining; and Miss Love. To-morrow (foe the Benefit of the Philanthropic institu don, Mile Eod), John Bull; with the Pantomime. This day. Bvo. 2s. 13 LAN for the ESTABLISHMENT of a NATIONAL BANK. Br the late DAVIIIikIEARDO, Esq. M.P. Ptinted for John Murray, Albemarle-street. This day Is published, in octavo. THE SLAVERY of the BRITISH VEST INDIA COLONIES, delineated u It exists both in Law and Practice. and compared with the Slavery of other Countries, ancient and modem. By JAMES STEPHEN, Esq. Vol. 1. being a Delineation of the State in point of Law. London: Printed for Joseph Butterworth and Son, 43, Fleet. street. EPILEPSY. DE. F. HAHNEMANN allows, after the Cure, Twelve Months' Pooof-time, before he requires his Fee. 17. Halles.street, Cavlndish-square. FASHIONABLE HATS. ROBERT 1;f t.eci I-street , Barbican, is now Selling superior SUPERFINE BEAVER HATS, warranted Waterproof. of excellent quality and fast colours, at the low Prize of ONE GUINEA. Corm of Red Cross-street. EAST INDIA HOUSE, FEB. 11, 1824. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the UNITED cOMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENGLAND, trading to the EAST INDIES, do hereby give Nolte, That a Oeeeral Omit of the end Company will be Wads blr Agisiorasnumt, at their Home in beralenhaawireet, on WETNES. DAT, the pith Instant, at Eleven &Clock in the Forenoon, for the purpose of considering the proposition contained in the following letter, via. t.- 6' To the Clubman, Deputy Chairman, and Directors of the East India Company. " London, January 16, 1824. " Gentlemen—We, the undersigned Proprietors of East Ineia Stock, ropiest you will Summon a Court of Proprietors, for the purpose of submitting to them the •following Resolution, " ib : aTapplication be made to Parliament in the ensuing Ses sion, for the repeal of the 46th clause of the Act of the 5.3 d of George 111. cap. 1 55, by which the Court of Directors fa prohibited from sending to India, in the capacity of a Writer, any person who shall not have resided during Four Terms at the Ilayleybury College, sod for introducing into the said Act a clause appointing a Public Examination at such Times, and under such Regulations as the Court of Directors, with the approbation of the Board of Control, may direct, to which Examination all Persons shall submit their acquirements and qualifications kir approval, previous to their being permitted to proceed in the capacity of Writers to either of the Presidencies of Fort William, Fort St. George, or Bombay. 44 DOCGLAS KINNAIRD " R. F. BLAUCHAMP " MouLtx `‘ WitiGni• ' itAIiDLE jA CI SOW "JOSEPH Hrtin "JOHN Monamir " R. WILLIAM/ " Joux ADDINELL "SAMUEL Dixox." JOSEPH DART, Secrete EAST INDIA HOUSE, FEE. 18, 1824. THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the UNITED COMPANY of :IIERCH A NTS of ENGLAND, trading to the EAST INDIES, do hereby give Notice, That a GENERAL COURT of the said COMPANY will be held at their House in Leadenhall-street, 00 WEDNESDAY, the 3d March next, at Elcven o'Clock in the Forenoon, at the desire of nine Proprietors, agreeably to the following letter, Viz.:— " To the Honourable the Court of Directors of the East India Company. " London, Feb. Hi, Itt24. " GENTLEMEN—We, the undersigned Proprietors, duly qua htied, request you will call a Court of Proprietors of East India Stock at the earliest convenient day, for taking into their considera tion the services of the late Governor-General the Illarquis of Hastings. " Your obedient servants, " JAB. SHAW " DOEGLAS KINNAIRD " C. FLOWER " JOSEPH HUME " J. C. VILLIERS " RANDLE JACKSON " tD. CODRINGTON " TKOS. MURDOCH " ALEX. JOHNSTON." JOSEPH DART. Secretary. REFUGE FOR THE DESTITUTE. M HE SEVENTEENTH ANNIVERSARY DINNER I. of this Institution will be at the City of London Tavern Itishopagate.street, on THURSDAY, the :pi t h day of February; His Royal Highness the Duke of YORK, President, in the Chair. lITEMAIDS. Rt. Hen. Earl of Tankerville John Masterman, Esq. Hon. Mr. Justice Best Robert 31illigan, Esq. sir G. Robinson, Bert. 31. P. Francis Poynter, Esq. Geo. R. Dawson, Esq. M.P. Thomas Plumer, Esq. Robert !lichens. Esq. George Oliver, Esq. Thomas Kingsbury, Esq. Thomas Towle, Esq. George Leog, Esq. Benjamin Wonlner, Esq. Dinner on Table at Six o'Clock precisely. Tickets, 21s. each, may be bad of the Treasurer, Edward Ferra te?, Ex!. 8, St. Helen's-place ;of the Stewards, Committee, and Sxretary ; of the Collector, bierildfopace, Kensington lane or the Sa_permtendents,ro a d and lloxton ; and at the Bar of the Tavern. ROBERT CROSBY, Secretary, 36, Horten-square. BILIOUS AND LIVER COMPLAINTS. A 8 a mild and effectual remedy for all those Disorders 1 AA. which originate in a viti a t e d act i on o f t h e Li ver an d bili ary ° ,irgani. namely, Indigestion, Lou of Appetite, Headache, Heart. Flatulencies, Spaams, Costiveness Affections of the Liver, ke" am.. DIXON'S A NTIBILIOCi PILL'S have met with l ume general approval than any other Medicine whatsoever. They unite every recommendation of mild operation, with successful and require no restraint or confinement whatever during their lit tropi ca l c li mates, where t h e consequences of redundant _ 4 ,d vitiated bile are so prevalent and a l arm i ng , t h ey are an invalu ,_ sad e ffi cient p rotect i on . Th ey are lik ew i se pecul i arly calcu 'aim to correct disorders arising from excesses of the table, to re. scare the tone of the stomach, and to remove most complaints °c roak:sed by irregularity of the bowels. in hoses, at 21. 9.1., 65., 1 Is., and 225., by Butlers, Che ;:tt,'lD4' Lhosplid, St. Paul's; 220, Regent-street (near the Ar - —,onmsl. ; ‘Vaterloo-place. Edinbure,4i ; Sackville. ". Dobl • and b the 'n al Medicine Venders throughout "lc United pn Gip 'nylon]. GLOUCESTER-PLACE, PORTMAN-SQUARE. Lease, modern Furniture, two Chimney-glasses, fine Linen, Cut Glue and China, a few Plated Articles with silver advs. Lady's Gold Watch, upright Grand Piano, Eight-day Table Clock, an Electrifying Machine Surgery Fixtures, Drugs, Chynsicalst a qaanuty of Coals, A.c'. By Mesas. PEARSE and GANN, On the Premises, No. 49, Gloucester-place, Portman-square, on THURSDAY, the 29th hot. at Twelve, under circumstances which preclude the least reservation. V RE Handsome and nearly New HOUSEHOLD 1 FURNITURE, comprising four-post and other Bedsteads, with capital Bedding, Window-curtains, and the usual Chamber requisites; a suit of d:awing-room Window-curtains, two Chim ney-glass in gilt frames, rosewood, card, and sofa Tables, Toe poy, Work-table, twelve imitative rosewood Chairs, with =Mons and aims, As. o , ecian Couch in coevespond, mahogany pillar Breakfast-table, set of mahogany Chairs finished in hair seating, mahogany dining and Pembroke Tables, Brussels, Turkey, and Venetian Carpets, Rugs, steel Fenders and Fire-irons, Oil-cloths, rich Cut Glass, China, and Plated Articles, with silver edges, Lady's gold Watch, a brilliant tone upright grand Pianoforte, by Loud, capital eight-day Table-clock , by Atkins, an Electrifying Machine, mahogany Counter, two Nests of labelled Drawers, and other Surgery fittings, a small stock of Drugs and Chymicals, about two dialdrons and a half of Coals, and various effects. On the same day will be sold, an Agreement for a Lease of the truly eligible Premises, for a term of twenty-one years, from No. vember, 1821, at the low rent of 9.i1. per annum. The House to be viewed until the sale, and the Effects on the day preceding and morning of sale. Catalogues may be had on the Prvnises ; at the Yorkshire stingo; at Garraway's; and at Messrs. Pease and Gann's offices, IS, Vete-meet, Cavendish-square. To sail from the River in March, and from Portsmouth the 11th of April, VOA BOMBAY Direct, the fast-sailing Teak Ship TRll.7lllPli, A 1. a Constant Trader; THOMAS GREEN, Commander (of the Hon. Company's Service, and late of the Sip Rarkworth); burthen 600 tons; lying in the City Canal._ For Freight or Passage apply to Capt. Green, at the Jerusalem Coffee-hou s e ; to Messrs. Palmer, Wilson, and Co. King's Arms yard ; to 'Mr. Robert Taylor; or to EDMUND RLAD, 1, Riches-eourt, Lime street, This Ship4s fitted expressly for the .Iccoromodsoion of Passen gers, and carries an experienced Surgeon. To Sail from the River in all the Month of March, and from Portsmouth the 10th of April, FOR MADRAS and CALCUTTA, touching a t MA DEIRA, the Teak Ship EXMOUTH, A I. burthen 700 Tons, SAMUEL OWEN (H. C. S.), Commander (late of the Providence), lying in the City Canal. Fur Freight OT Passage apply to the Commander, at the Jerusa lem Coffee house to Messrs. Rickards, Mackintosh, and Co Bishopsgate-street-Within ;or to EDMUND READ, • I, Riches-court, lame-street. This Ship is fitted expressly for conveying Passengers, ' for whom the accommodation will be m os t conimious and extensive. VT .ANTS A SITUATION, a respectable young WOMAN, as PROFESSED COOK t has served her time under 3len Cooks. Can hate an undeniable Character front the place she has just left; has no objection to Town or Country. Letter% addressed (post-paid) to Mrs. S. M. No. 7, Newcastle. street, Strand. PARLLIMEN7'.4ItY INTELLIGENCE. HOUSE OF LORDS, ItloxpAr, Fs.. INDIA HOUSE. Alr. Mason, from presentedthelntri;llou;, a copy of the re. gnlations paused b 7 the Governments in India for 1022; also a copy of the regulations peened by the Governors, in Council, of Bevel sad Fort Gem" foe the same year. NATIONAL DEBT. Mr. Hyam, from the Commissioners for the reduction of the national debt, presented the annual account of the reduction of the debt, to the Bth Jan. 1824. POST OFFICE. Mr. Compton, from tleicTstotice, presorted the account of balances due from the different post-masters of Great Britain, to the Sth Jan. 11,14. TAX OFFICE. Mr. Tierney, from the 'fax-office, presented • statement of the salaries and allowances of Itereivers-Gencral of Taxes in the several counties of England and Wales, to the sth January Itt24, together with an account of all cases decided by the Judges under the Act of the 4th Geo. IV. cap. 11, relating to the assessed taxes. The Marquis of CA MIEN presented a petition from a place in Somenetshire ; but from the inaudible voice in which the Clerk read it, we were unable to hear the object of it, or the town from whence it CIII7IC-It was ordered to be laid on the table. SOUTH -- The Marquis of LANSDOWN moved for several returns re. lating to the Exports from Great Britain and Ireland, to North and South America, from the year 1763 to the year 1613 Ordered. HOUSE IN LOMBARD-STREET BILL. On the motion of the Earl of SHA ETESBUR V, the House do Lombard-meet Bill was read a third time and passed—Adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS, MONDAY, Fri. 23. COAL DUTIES. Sir W. LEMON presented a petition from the inhabitants of Redrath in Cornwall, praying for a repeal of the duties on coal car ried coastwise; and another from the inhabitants of Kelsingtoo, in the same county. Similar petitions were presented by Sir W. Row LEY, from the inhabitants of Brixton, and several other places in Sulfblk ; front the Mayor and Corporation of Ilythe, in Kent, by Mr. AJAR. JOIIIB•NILS ; from Itarngtarle, by Sir F. OMMANEY ; from Swansea., by Mr. W. LEw is ; from several parishes in the County of Devon, by Sir T. ACLAND ; from Ipswich, by Mr. LENN•RD ; and from Lansillen, in Olaniorgenshire, by Sir C. COLE. Sir C. COLE said, that he should not do his duty unless he pressed upon the (lianallor of the Exchequer the necessity of at tending to the numerous petitions which had been laid before the House. Mr. NOLAN trusted that his Majesty's Ministers would lighten this oppressive tax, of which so many individuals had com plained. Mr. Alderman IVOOD presented a petition from nearly 4000 in habitants of the city of London, praying for a repeal of the duty on on coals. He observed that thetas was a most unequal one t that its severity was peculiarly felt by the city of London, where it was nearly one half more than in any other place. Ile hoped he might look forward to its repeal ; he supposed that the Chancellor of the Exchequer would not like to give it up ; but if he did not, he (Al derman Wood) should move for a Committee on the subject. Eighty Aive petitions had been presented to Parliament this, and a great number had been laid before the House during the last ses sion. lie was glad to perceive he had the support of the lion. Haronet (Sir C. ('ole) in whose county the tax on coals was moat severely felt; because of the copper mines which there required such an abundant supply. The city of London had received a promise at a former period that their wishes on this point should be complied with ; and unless such was the case, he should certainly move for a committee to inquire into the subject, with the hope and full expectation of procuring the repeal of these severe and op pressive duties. Mr. lIA RING observed, that as theta: on coals was one of very great severity, and as so strung a feeling had been manifested against it, he hoped, if there were no other means, that the House would see the necessity for appointing a Committee to inquire into the sub ject. He was aware that its severity was particularly felt by the city of London, not only because of the city-tax, but because of the large augmentation of it by the charges for city management. The city of London was in the habit of lecturing pretty largely both the King and the Parliament (hear) ; and he thought that the conduct of its body should certainly be inquired into. Mr. LITTLETON said, thai although his constituents had been in the habit of presenting petitions to the House on the sub ject of tha coal duties, he was not on the present occasion instruct ed to bring forward one. IVhen he recollected the length of time for which this tax had stood, and the great advantages arising front it, he thought, although a gradual repeal might be beneficial, to repeal it altogether now would be highly injurious. r . Alderman WOOD thought it right to correct an observa tion of an lion. Member (Mr. Baring) who in touching on the management of those connected with the coal trade in the City, had enlarged t'e sum of 4s. per chaldron into is. Ile thought it sin gular that the member fur Staffordshire (Mr. Littleton) should have taken up the subject as he had done. If he looked to the interests of the county he represented, he would be sure that the repeal of the coal duties must greatly serve that county. It was a fart that in Newcastle many thousand chaldrons were often destroyed be cause the owners of the cold would not pay the as, Ile hoped the subject would go before a Committee of the House, when the sub ject would be hilly inquired into. Mr. BARING observed, in reply to Alderman Wood, that it had been charged in the Common Council, and was not denied RECOVERY OF SMALL DEBTS. Lord ALTHORP presented a petition relating to the man et. fectual recovery of small debts. Mr. HOBHOUSE observed, that the House was, perhaps, aware that for filing an affidavit to recover a sum of 101. a necessa ry expense of 2 guineas wee incurred. He thought it Particularly necessary that acumen should be paid to the subject, as it applied to Westminster. The Noble Lord might MX be aware that a so ciety had been formed by the tradespeople of Westminster, for the purpose of assisting one another in finding the residences of their small debtors ; yet, notwithstanding this, he understood there were the names of 6,000 persons on the list of the while places of abode could not be ascertained, and many of t wee good pay, but the sums were irrecoverably lost, because the debtors could not be found ; and it was impossible that their creditors could trace them through the country. He (Mr. Hobbouse) would re turn to the subject when it came regularly before the House. His object was, that such small debts should not crone under the sta. tote of limitation, but that the creditor should be allowed to make his claim good by taking an affidavit of the debt every two years. Mr. BROUGHA 31 presented a petition from the town of Sligo, praying an extension to Ireland of the provisions of Lord Al thorp's Bill, for the more easy recovery of small debts. Ordered to lie on the table. DUTIES ON WOOL. Mr. S. WORTLEVpresen taila petition from the inhabitants of York, preying for a repeal of the duties oa wooL Ordered to he on the table. A similar petition was presented by Sit T. LETHBRIDGE, her Fyi!me,lionierisetsitire. • • • - - -- - - Lord STANLEY presented a petition from the licensed vic tuallers and publicans, of Derby, against the Licence Duties. Ordered to lie on the table. Sir THOMAS LETHBRIDGE presented a petition from the inhabitants of Bath, against the Assessed Taxes. He observed. that from the speech of his Majesty Oil the opening of Parliament. the public anticipated considerable indulgence from the Chancel/se of the Exchequer. He hoped, therefore, that the Hoe. (Met. would this night gyre them some reason to expect that he would attend te this subject. Ordered to lie on the table. COMBINATION LAWS. . . 11013110E'SE presented • petition from a number of jour neymen batten of Southwark •ad London, preying for a repeal of the Combination Laws. He said, that in a theft - time after these obnoxious laws had bsen repealed, the public would see that the masters as well as the journeymen would benefit by the measure, which must be advantageous to both parties. Laid on the table. SALMON FISMUMNIL Mr. BROUGHAM presented • petition from the Sewn of Sligo. praying for the repeal of a clause in the Sad George lIL, reepect ing Salmon Fisheries. Ordered to lie on the table. ASSIZE OF BREAD. Mr. BROrOHAM presented a pedtion from the city d Dub lin.. praying the Howie to regulate the mire on breed. Ordered to lie on the table. ARTISANS' MACHINERY. Mr. HUME brought up the Report of the Committee ea the Artisans' Machinery. Ordered to be pnnted. SHOP TAX. Mr. HUSKISSON presented a petition from the shopkeepers at Liver pool, the praying a repeal of the House Duty on Shops. Laid on table. -- -- -- LEATHER TAt Sir GEORGE ROBINSON prevented a petition from the In habitants of the town of Northampton, for the repeal of the Duties on Leather. Ordered to lie on the table. Mr. HUSIOSSON presented a petition from the Inhabitants of Liverpool, praying a repeal of the Duties on Leather.--Orderad to lie on the table. Gen GASCOVNE said, that he had a petition to present, the rev reverse of the one just handed in by his Hight Hon. Colleague (3fr.Huskisaon), and which he was very certain would have the support of the Chancellor of the Exchequer ; it was from the cur. viers, shoemakers, and saddlers of the town of Liverpool, praying that the Tax on heather might not be repealed, and stating that they had experienced no benefit whatever from the partial repeal that had already taken place. They therefore entreated the House that the tax might be continued.—Ordorod to lie on the table. THE BUIRIET. The ;louse resolved itself into a Committee of the whole House on the Four per Cent. Act, on which The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose and spoke to the following effect :—1 have, as the Committee will now per ceive, taken the earliest opportunity of opening the views enter tained by his Majesty's Government en a subject of so much Ins. portance as the state of our finances. In time of war it is not al ways practicable to notice them at so early a period of the Session, because of the varying chances and circumstances which arise and prevent our being able, with accuracy, to ascertain what may be precisely necessary. In time of peace, however, no such difficulty occurs, and 1 think the Committee will agree with me, that it is not only becoming, but necessary, to put the House and the Co u n. try in the earliest possession of the stare of our finances. (Hear, hear.) By this means the House will be enabled to exercise a vi. gilance in their expenditure—to mark, with a constitutional jealou sy, which I by no means dislike, any abuse which they may sus pect—and be enabled to enter into • detailed examination of the expenditure and revenue. I feel that hi following the MUM I peci ended in last year I shall be actiny in conformity with the wishes of the House, and, I may add, with a considerable degree of satis faction to myself. Acting on the same principle, it is my Wen. tion to give the fullest explanation of the state of our finances, and of the manner of their expenditure. I shall proceed, first, to state the revenue and expenditure of last year, and then furnish the ani mate of the revenue expenditure, and surplus of the present year. I shall then call the attention of theWlttee to such observa tions as may grow out of th e state of in which my expiate thin will leave the diffbrent branches of revenue, expenditure, and surplus. By a document already on the table of this House, it appears that there wu last year a surplus of . 6,710,000 From which it will be necessary to deduct (set wide for the gradual diminution of our debt) . 6,000,000 And this gives an available surplus If . . 1,710,000 The estimate I have now to present is as follows : Customs . . - 11,630,000 Excise Stamps 6,1100,000 Assessed and other Taxes Post I Mice 1,160,11110 Miscellaneous Making a total of 51,263,000 To that I add a portion of the A u.trian Loan paid in this year - 1,500,000 And the amount to be paid by the C,oatrae. tors for military and naval pensions - 4,620,000 Making a grand total of - - - Z 7,325,000 Haring so far stated the amount of our income, I now proceed to lay before the Committee an account of our Expenditure. First, then, time is The charge on the Con sc: idated Fund, and the SUM pawl for interest and management of our Debt - - - - - - 27,973,1913 The interest on Exchequer Bills employed to pay back the accommodation afforded by the Consolidated Fund - 100,000 Permanent charges for Civil List and Pen nuns . . - • 2WO 000 . Half-pay Annuities . • - - . 2,auc . eso The hiakitg Fund - - - - - 8,134,458 Giving a total of Deducting this from the amount of Revenue 117, 383,0 o) And the surplus at this end of the year dill be 1,052,076 And on the last yeai added to this, the total surplus will be - • - - 2,7 14 , 0 00 I have troubled the House with these details, in order to put the matter fairly before them, and without any o b servat i ons w hi c h at present Ido not feel to be necessary. In making this state ment, I must beg the Committee to compare the revenue of this year with that of Lust year I calculated the revenue in the Customs at 111,500,0001., not taking any sanguine view of the subject, but at the same time indulging in nothing which I thought might not be realised. Such, however,' has been the inrrease of our foreign commerce--such. the effect of that free and liberal sys tem of policy (hear, heat) adopted by this House. and by them de. termined to be forwarded, and of which I may say I was always an humble advocate—such the constant and increased consumption prevailing in every part of the country--auch altogether has been the progress of our general improvement, that I MA state to you with a proud satisfaction, that this breech of the revernie has produced no kw than 1100,00111 L (Hear, hear.) I flatter myself that that ONO of things is likely Its continua, and it affords me an additional reason for thinking dial the liberal policy we have conimenced will shuedandy testify its prCprist,--its necessity. The Enloe amnia of the revenue does not exhibit exactly the same result. But if it has Men asset of me estimate, it has not done so without my be. big able satisfactorily to account for it. The deficient*, bow. ever, has not arisen from a deficit consumption, whicit bas es the contrary ineresaed, but from other causes to which lAA directly advert. I estimated it at 111,000.000 L, and thejittsgadu' l °apt has only been 26442,0001., the difference arising from SIM circumstances which I did not then sufficiently advert to. In de first place I omitted to state that there was a temaining sum to be paid on the stock of malt then in hand, one payment of which dissented to 130,0001. In addition to that, owing to the state of distress p revailing in many parts of the country, where hops were the Government postponed the collection of a part of the tyinank the consequence was, that the amount calculated at 'My realised 47,0001. The Excise also suffered from • masers paved in the course of last year--a measure which I shall always revert to with satisfaction, as productive of lasting benefit— I allude to that relating to the distilleries in Ireland and in Scot ia/4. I then stated it was my intention to propose an alteration, ✓ely, a reduction of the duty, but I could not then say pre. Maly to what extent it would Ito, and I did not therefore state dishes incurred by it. It is obvious, however, that so great a =l could not take place in that branch of the revenue—not so In Ireland and Scotland as in England, as nut to produce s tamperary loss. One of the great objects of that measure has been effected, the destruction of illicit distilleries (cries of " Bear, hear , hear") ; and I think I may build upon that fact, Mat though there be a present loss of revenue on that head, . that it will be amply compensated, not by the increased consumption of spirits, which I by no means wish to encourage, but in the certainty that the duty will be paid ; and if that be the case, the revenue will suffer no ion. Last year there was • lois, but as a matter of prudence its amount was not precisely stated ; in feet, it could not be satisfactorily ascertained. As that measure, however, ',regresses, the revenue will recover. Such, then, are the reasons that the Excise did not amount to the estimate of last year. On the whole of the Excise very few articles decreased in consump die j and in fact, the quantity charged with duty . exceeded the average of the three preceding years. In various articles there was • peat excess—in beaks, tiles, glass, hides, coffee, Itc.; in hops there was not ; but hops, as every body knows, is a most fluctu ating article, depending, as it must do, much on the contingency of tbs weather, and the last year was particularly unfavourable. In malt there was • diminution, which I can scarcely account for, as IN bar there was a considerable increase of charge (Hear, hear, sly Issemer); and therefore one finds a difficulty to account for lbs Is. se malt It may perhaps arise from the different periods of porimme, or the length of credit given in the collection of the tax, or by the state of the barley harvest, which was last year not so low as it was in preceding years. Upon paper there was an increase, and upon printed goods; upon salt a very large increase (hear); and upon soap and starch. Upon British spirits there was a decrease ; but there was an increase en frith hnported into this country. There was also an increase upon sweats, foreign spirits, tea, tobacco, snuffs, vinegar, and other articles. In short, oo the long list of excisable articles, there were only four on which there was any diminution. The general in crease was by no means accidental, and indeed, I may say, looking at the sources from whence it has been derived, that we can eon& dimly look to its cesti e Fos, if not to its further increase. On last sat as owes she yeani.pseceding ; and cm this, we weer that of MS, iodiesting, as Wes stated in hit Neje'. ty'a mat gracious speech from the Throne, a state of unexampled peasperity. In the last item of stamps I estimated it at 10.00.000 cord the receipts were a 1,000.000 TM Taxes, Assessed and Land, I took at 7,100,600 and the receipt has only been 6,100,000 Des Men there was the large reduction from the assessed taxes made hut year, which I by no means grudge, in consequence of the bene fit it has confaved : last year I took the miscellaneous estimate at _ _ . £600,000 This year, in consequence of toe part repayment of the Atutrian bran, it Is - 2,100,000 On that topic, before I proceed further, I beg to address a few woods to the House. When the subject was last fully discussed, I Wave there were very few who expiated that we would ever receive any portion of it ; and it is but fair to ssy, it was • question not of very easy adjustment. In legal right, it is true, we might sell the bends of his Imperial Majesty ; but yet, considering all the cir cumstances which occurred since that sum was borrowed, I think, in equity, that it would not have been fair in us to have pressed for the full amount. His Britannic Majesty's Government, however, were snore sanguine on the subject, because they knew that the per. sonal honour of the Emperor of Austria was concerned to bring it to an adjastment. We knew that we had to deal with a Sovereign of whom, though many hard things have been said in this House, I can say that a more honourable and n,ore virtuous Monarch does not sit upon a throne. He has the ‘nisfurtone to govern in a coun try whose institutions are despotic, and he may not always Se able to avoid sets incidental to such a form of government, although in a free state like this they would not be tolerated. But he telt his personal honour was concerned to satisfy this country. There wa , great difficulty in executing the scheme. The Austrian Finance Minister was not anxious to hand over a large sum, which must have pressed up= his resources, and which at the genie dominant have ban any thing but a nowise act in that country. This trans action, therefore, I say, was highly creditable to the Emperor of Austria, and a God.aend to our Treasury. (Laughter.) I shall now proceed to state the thoughts which ai Ise upon the finances of the year. I take the Customs at 11,5.50,000 L, bring an increase dt 50,0001. over the last year. Ido not wish to be too sanguine, bilk I fairly anticipate, from the consolidation of the customs of the parts of these islands, a saving of 50,0001. a year on that part of the expense arising from the collection of the customs. This saving is one of the happy fruits resulting from the appointment of that Com mission, who have executed the arduous ditties entrusted to them with a degree of zeal, vigilance, and effect seldom equalled. I shall take the Excise at 25,625,0001., because no further payment will take place in malt, and because I anticipate no loss upon the hop duty. Without then overrating my expectations, I shall take The Excise at .C 25,625,000 Stamps . 6,800,000 Assessed and Land Tax - - . 5,1 00,000 (which, before the great reduction, was 7,510,00014 Post-Office - 1,460,000 Making a total of - . 38,984,10111 The Customs I take at - . - 11,80 ,080 Miscellaneous . 710.1110 Foe the Austrian Loan . . 1,5011,0011 Naval and Mtiitary Pensions - 4,620,000 Forming a grand total of - 57,38.5.000 Leaving a surplus of - . 1,0511,000 I shall not make any remarks upon the sums already voted by the Committee of Supply for the army, navy, and I shall hope the same result for the ordnance, as every reduction has been made in those establishments consistent with the efficiency of the different Nervier". I have already adverted to the Austrian Loan, and I should hope that the House will not object to a portion of that sum being expended in covering objects not of ordinary occurrence. It will be remembered that a tew years ago an Act was passed autho. riling certain Commissioners to apply 1,010,0001. sterling to the building of churches. No man, I think, will deny that that was a great and important object ; it was not at the time seriously "- posed, and at all events it was 'auctioned by a very large majority of the How. Such an application of money was right ; the trust vested in the Commissioners was faithfully executed, and it was at tended with great advantages, inasmuch as it furnished the people in the humbler walks of life with the means of at:ending the na. tional church. I believe that much still remains to be done In that way; and, as no object is more fitting for the consideration of the Parliament of a free and religious country ( fur I may mealy call this country so), I trust still further benefits will be extended to the people at large. I shall therefore propose a vote of 500,000 pounds for that object. (Cries of " hear, from Mr. Hume).— I know that after the opinions expressed by the Honourable Member relative to the Chore*, such a vote may not have his sup port ; but notwithstanding what he says, I am sure the House will agree to it. There is another object to which, I confess, I think it would be desirable to apply a portion of this money : I allude to the improvement of Windsor Castle. (Hear, hear). I believe the people of England love monarchy ; I mean a constitut.onal mo narchy ; and that they take such pride in maintaining the real state and dignity of the monarch, as that they will not feel anything in consistent with their interest, or repulsive to their feelings, in giv ing a portion of this money, obtained under such circumstances. to the embellishment of that venerable structure. I can assure the mii%House at e l ev is en n ti o , reg wit ino to cz w iensin aste moz p e aus y. Ill and ow, it hoz wed .) nag s. the Government that abandon was necessary In the building, and that the domain encircling ft should be enlarged. There fa no dew. ger that any of the money Id. be thrown away t and I haw tau state, that it is the express desire of his Majesty that Chia peril. cure should not be contingentLawmedef -the Owleament. It was the intention that din emesi ti ta isa mewsis. sion, of which commission all Inn ;7r, Xst Ass ether persons to compose it will have .no refers** whelp" Media par. ties dividing this House, but that such persons ell leLL=st y l as will discharge the trust reposed in them with s i t. . The *um which I shall propene foe this object, . 150,0001., and a similar sera over tbe awl Poem in y arn 1 100,0001., and in 11t26, 50 MN. Abopther, will be 300.0001 Another object al attention lies_wkhile Ow ifillpeinclide which I have joie stated. in the last Scot n, lOsnsii. sions on the grant of.the King's library, end a. sr its reception, there prevailed a general feeling, thee, la talbsing circumstances of the countfy, we ought not to le. is this promotion of the Fine Arts. As a mere mean many that may be some objectio.e; but looking largely at die monwoodosk. ing to the Fine An. as dignifying man's nature, I think h light,' consistent with a great and a free nation to promote them by every possible means. l'here beingekho a fund of ,a peculiar nature on which the Parliam e nt m a y call, withont causing any burthen to the people, the Government felt, that when a collet:nolo of pie tures was offered to them, motires of a high and liberal policy invited them to take advantage of it, and an t was Dade to purchase the collection of Mr. Angerstein far fifty-aeven thousand pounds. 1 have Dot sidenbt that if we had a astional tl e erize would soon have a valuable coincides and I know is swer a high-801nd d potentie ho le likely . to cog s his splendid enl an lection, which will, I hope, w noon find its way into any receptacle for tteasurs of that description, and I trust sinoerely that so enviable an example will be tteaevally followed. Every Englishman who then gases on the works of art, will Doe ark then as the rifled plunder of' pilfered paean or vie, hued altwa. (Crier of " Hear.") For the erection of such a in. lery, I shall propose a vote of 60,0001. These are the three items for which Government intend calling on Parliament to vote out of those special resources which I hose already mentioned. If the House sanction this expenditure, it will null leave a surplus of 2,7511,0001. for 1821. Before I state the views the Goventment take of disposing of that sum, it is my duty to brim under the consi deration of the House, the special matter on width the Committee are nnw sitting. bitch is the mate of public credit, that it baa con siderably reduced the interest , of money. In the p resent state of our internal and external relations, I know of no vtsible or invisi ble grounds fora pprehending any interruption of the general trait. quillity, and we feel it our deny to avail ourselves of that low rate, for the purpose of rediseing the higher rate now payable on the public debt. I allude to the Four per Cents., the amount of which is about 75,000,0001. The course I mean to pursue is this : but I must first state, that as the law stands, it differs front that in whicbt the Fives were placed, for it was competent to us to do precisely an we have ddne; namely, to give notice that all persona who, at the ex piration of four weeks, did not dissent from the option of receiving a Four for a Five per Cent. stock, should be liable to be paid WI. That operation was easy, as is was a dissent, not an assent ; and everybody knows the result. In the case of the 4 per nnts.,• no tice of six months Is necesaary, and the consequence would be, that no person was to be paid before that time. If the principle °rea gent were applied in this case, it Would be impossible to know what amount of money it would be necessary to pay off, lithe hoiden did not take the new stock. I therefore purpose to give notice of my intention to pay off all holders of 1 per tents., except In respect to those who, in as; weeks after notice, shall consent to receive 10,1 in the 3* per cents. in place of the fours. I shall suppose, told, 6y way of il lustration, that one - third of the holders assent, thimble millions would remain to be rind off, and I should propqn to Fayette third of that in October next. If no assents, then one-third of the whole to be paid, which would require 25 nillliona,and o 0 en, in the proportion of assents, which might come down to &hoist sixteen or seventeen millions. I shall also give an option to those Mkrannit to receive a 3) per cent. stock, with a proviso that they are not to be paid off - till after the esptration of five yews from October next ; thus plating the old kid new holden in the moo situ ation. It is hardly to be supposed that an option of this sect would be accepted, unless accompanied by some advantage, which advantage 1 take to consist in this.-that the stock will not be paid off for 5 years, which is much better as a bonus thee • sum of matey nominally added to the stock, for that would be attended with a disidtantage I do not wish to incur, namely, the increase of the funded debt. With respect to holders' of Four per Cents. not in the kingdom, they shall have a proportionate time to give their assent. If the whole Four per Cent stock is enoverted into a new and-a-half per cent. stock, or if it be t ir e! off, there will be as an. nual saving of 375,0001 I must sow the House to aceempsity me beyond the present year, and supposing peace to centime, kr show them how we are likely to stand in 1827. It is horawdbis kw me to calculate with mophetie precision, but if we roman at and continue woo on - as - we have dose, we shall dad a increase of revenue at that period. If we should be loWnel • war, I have no doubt, whatever our resources, even net ea them to be so flourishing as I expect, but that the would appeal to the public spirit of the country to vindicate Its hit now. (C nes of " Hear.") I third it advantageous to 100 tively to our probable situation, for If we proceed on sou s. ' pee,;, I have no doubt that we shall find our resources in a Most doe. nshing condition. I shall not now go at length into the details. bee I am prepared to give every explanauon whenever I am called wen It will be my next &Wriest% to direct the attention of the Hanle to some of the means by which die revenue Is intercepted in Its pro gress to the Eiehequer. There are certain bounties now in exist ence on particular branches of the rational industry, which have been granted either because at the time they were deemed requisite, or because the interest of the parties engaged in the pursuit was urged with more than ordinary effect. I allude particularly to the bounties which will expire this year and the next, on the whale fishery. My Right Hon. Friend, the President of the Bond of Trade, concurs with me entirely in opinion that they are wholly unnecessary and useless. (Hear, bear.) Fifty thousand pounds a year, though a large sum in itself when compared with the detail of that fishery, could not be considered as necessary tons continuance. It was too small in proportion to the general expense to be of ma terial importance; and, as I do not wish to see this exploded syso tern continued to all eternity, I shall not propose to renew them. There are other bounties which can be dealt with sum. marily • -those on the cure of herrings and fish of differ ent kinds. When our herring fishery was behind hand in the world, It might have been advisable to encourage it by a bqunty, but now it cannot be necessary , when we have a con. siderable exportation of hen ings every year. We have now paned beyond our ancient rivals the Dutch, not through the boanty, but because more attention is paid to the trade. IVe have thendase now a fair chance of meeting any of our rivals in the market of the wield. The bounty may be suffered to die a natural death without any apprehension that our fishery will be injured. The country will enjoy a benefit of 700101. from the cessation of this bounty. There is another class of bounties, which, however satieded I may be of their inutility and general inipolicy,—those I mean on the ex pectation of linen—must, I feel, be touched with a delicate hand. If we were to approach them otherwise, we should, I fear, excite a strong feeling in Ireland. The people of that cannery expect that Parliament should do whatever reason points out as likely to pro mote the staple manufacture of the island. It is unquestionable that one of the great causes of the lamentable condition of that country is, that its population are in want of employment. (Cheers.) The greatest good that-could be effected for that country would be, to insure the application of capital to its nssaufactures But while, in deference to their prejudices, I touch these bounties with tender new, I cannot, nor ought I, to affect to abut my eyes to their utter inutility to promote the objects for which they were originally im posed. (Cheers.) We ought not to disguise, that if we give a bounty on the exportation of our manufactures that exceeds the amount of the duty 1' vied on the raw material, we invite other MIMICS to tax that material to the amount of that bounty. (Hear, hear, bear.) The result therefore is, that we tax ourselves for their benefit. We must not hope that the relit of the world will not see their in. tents as well as we. No course could be more absurd an foolish than that of bounties. Its direct tendency was to induce fo reigners to impose on our produce a burden equal to ow bounty. (Year hear.) lam convinced In every instance it does more hewn than ;rood. I am disposed, therefore, to recommend, that the bounty of 7d. on linens of inferior quality should cease immedi ately, and that the bounty on the higher species be gradually re duced, suppose 111 per cent. on each successive year, till it cent al. together. This will effect a saving of 100,0001. a year ; and lam satisfied that the reduction of the bounty will do a positive good to those manufacturers who I ern inclined to apprehend look on the bounty as essential to their *ell being. With regard to excise stamps, there will he a specific increase of revenue in proportion to the increased consumption, but on the produce we cannot calculate. It is desirable not to risk too much in a matter of such mo. mertous importance. I now proceed to the expenditure of the years Itt26 and 1827, respectively. 1 am not desirous of pre senting too sanguine a view of our resources. I know it is said the Chareellor of the Exchequer can produce any result be may like. hut I hold deception of that kind to be, at the least, a very foolish policy. ( Hear, hear.) I will never pursue it. (Cheers.) la 1825, 1112 h, and 11027, the expenditure will, I presume, be the same as in 11124, allowing for some reduction of the miscellanies oarisingpensions t portio nlron s an th d a o t h f d m ou erre c. r p :e y s en f pe o t r ricl of th i:eu o lf se e re, w w w h i i i h c o i h ch h w av i i t l e l landou servedr to duty t a h edi dim i nution n o: t o i ' n r o u u n i t t i. :d y n e . Of course Parliament will every year exercise its control, and de termine what shall be the expenditure. On the presumption that it will epee with the view a: have taken, the result will be a sur plus to this extent on each of the years:— ' In Ith-d - - .Cl.7lo,nsi 1824 - - . 1,052,1116 11125 - - - - 372 :118 !led - - - 177,348 1827 - - - - 522.316 Leming, at the expiration of 1827, a total surplus of - - 4,135,099 'laving arrived at this satisfactory result, finding that we shall have this surplus, next comes the question what shall we do with it? think we can do a great deal of good with it. lam sure we ought. and I have no doubt this 'louse will readily support me in execut log that right purpose. The moat obvious mode ol Jailing with